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Raisin Bread

Teresa Ambra

Raisin Bread is a delightful yeast bread recipe I found in my breadmaker cookbook. It’s so simple that it only takes about 5 minutes to prepare and the breadmaker does the rest. With the exception of raisins, it uses all the typical ingredients found in any breadmaker recipe. I happened to have everything in my pantry already, so when I made this bread it didn’t cost me anything extra to make it. It’s really an economical bread recipe, too, with the ease of using a breadmaker instead of kneading by hand.

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We had some friends in our Sunday school class move a few weeks back. John volunteered to help with the moving and lifting part, and I volunteered to bring them a hot meal. After all, who wants to be in the kitchen cooking when you’ve been moving furniture and boxes all day??? 🙁

They asked for a healthy meal so I pulled together Baked Turkey Cutlet Parmesan, Cinnamon Spaghetti Squash, a salad with homemade Healthy Orange Balsamic Salad Dressing, and a huge Fresh Fruit Salad to serve for breakfast the next day. I also brought Paprika Hummus Dip with lots of fresh veggies to serve as they munched while busy unpacking.

I asked if they would eat dessert and they said they’d been trying to stay off a lot of extra refined sugars, so I acquiesced and laid off making a dessert….very hard for me, but I survived. 😉 Then I asked them if they would eat a loaf of homemade bread. Boy, did I get takers for that! Yes, they would eat homemade bread. So I made up a batch of this Raisin Bread for them, in lieu of dessert. Everything was a big hit.

If you’re looking for an easy Raisin Bread yeast recipe (rather than a sweetbread) that’s made for the breadmaker, this is a great one. Quick, easy, delicious. My kind of recipe.

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Raisin Bread is versatile. You can serve it for breakfast or as a dinner bread.

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I love how quick and easy this bread is to throw together. The breadmaker makes everything so simple.

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Serve Raisin Bread with butter and jelly for breakfast or butter and jelly for dinner. 🙂

Here’s what I did.

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I used these ingredients. The container on the right holds dry milk powder.

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Layer all the ingredients into the breadmaker in order listed EXCEPT the raisins. Start breadmaker on regular bread machine cycle. At the beep (about 45 minutes later) add raisins. Close lid and continue baking until done.

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Allow bread to cool in canister 15 minutes before removing from breadmaker. Brush butter over top of bread to prevent the crusts from hardening. Allow bread to cool 15 more minutes before slicing down.

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Slice bread down into about 15 slices.

Raisin Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | delicious #homemade #bread for the #breadmaker. Quick and easy. #raisins

Here’s a close up so you can see the texture of the bread.

Raisin Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | delicious #homemade #bread for the #breadmaker. Quick and easy. #raisins

You will love the taste of this amazing Raisin Bread.

Here’s the recipe.

RAISIN BREAD

(Recipe slightly adapted from Zojirushi Breadmakers)

Raisin Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

Raisin Bread

Teresa Ambra
Raisin Bread is a quick, easy and delicious home-baked bread for the breadmaker. Serve for either breakfast or dinner! This recipe makes a 2-lb. loaf.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins/Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 15
Calories 196 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 breadmaker
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 pastry brush to brush bread with butter after baking
  • 1 electric knife preferred, or sharp bread knife to slice down bread

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 4 1/4 cups bread flour NOT all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp. dry milk powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter cut in slivers
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 tsp. Fleishmann's bread machine yeast
  • 1 cup raisins separate before adding

Instructions
 

  • Layer ingredients in bread canister in order listed, except the raisins.
  • Start breadmaker on regular basic bread setting.
  • At the sound of the beep, add raisins.
  • Close lid and continue to bake until done.
  • Allow bread to sit in breadmaker 15 minutes before removing.
  • Spread top and sides of bread with butter to prevent the crust from hardening.
  • Allow bread to rest 15 minutes before slicing down.

Notes

NOTE: It normally takes about 45 minutes for the beeper to go off on the breadmaker so you can add the raisins.
 
NOTE: Homemade bread has no preservatives to it needs to be refrigerated after 2 days.
 
NOTE: all-purpose flour does not contain the necessary gluten to bond the ingredients together as well as bread flour. The bread may turn out crumbly. For best results use bread flour.
 
NOTE: I recommend using Fleischmann's yeast or bread machine yeast in any yeast bread recipe. Red Star yeast just doesn't work as well.
 
Recipe adapted from Zojirushi.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 6gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 160mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 106IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bread, breakfast, raisins
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

[b]Raisin Bread[/b]
 
Recipe Type: Breads, Rolls and Muffins/Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Author: Teresa Ambra slightly adapted from [url href=”http://www.zojirushi.com/” target=”_blank”]Zogirushi[/url] Breadmakers
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 15
Quick, easy and delicious home-baked bread for the breadmaker. Serve for either breakfast or dinner! This recipe makes a 2-lb. loaf.
Ingredients
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 4 ¼ cups bread flour (NOT all-purpose flour)
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tbsp. dry milk powder
  • 1 ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 ½ tbsp. unsalted butter (cut in slivers)
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 ½ tsp. [url href=”http://www.breadworld.com/” target=”_blank”]Fleishmann’s[/url] bread machine yeast
  • 1 cup raisins, separate before adding
Instructions
  1. Layer ingredients in bread canister in order listed, except the raisins.
  2. Start breadmaker on regular basic bread setting.
  3. At the sound of the beep, add raisins.
  4. Close lid and continue to bake until done.
  5. Allow bread to sit in breadmaker 15 minutes before removing.
  6. Spread top and sides of bread with butter to prevent the crust from hardening.
  7. Allow bread to rest 15 minutes before slicing down.
 
Notes
It normally takes about 45 minutes for the beeper to go off on the breadmaker.
Raisin Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | delicious #homemade #bread for the #breadmaker. Quick and easy. #raisins

If you need to make up some homemade bread in a snap, this is a good recipe to try.

Raisin Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | delicious #homemade #bread for the #breadmaker. Quick and easy. #raisins

Cinnamon and raisins permeate the texture and taste of this tasty bread.

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Raisin Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

Raisin Bread

Teresa Ambra
Raisin Bread is a quick, easy and delicious home-baked bread for the breadmaker. Serve for either breakfast or dinner! This recipe makes a 2-lb. loaf.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins/Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 15
Calories 196 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 breadmaker
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 pastry brush to brush bread with butter after baking
  • 1 electric knife preferred, or sharp bread knife to slice down bread

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 4 1/4 cups bread flour NOT all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp. dry milk powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter cut in slivers
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 tsp. Fleishmann’s bread machine yeast
  • 1 cup raisins separate before adding

Instructions
 

  • Layer ingredients in bread canister in order listed, except the raisins.
  • Start breadmaker on regular basic bread setting.
  • At the sound of the beep, add raisins.
  • Close lid and continue to bake until done.
  • Allow bread to sit in breadmaker 15 minutes before removing.
  • Spread top and sides of bread with butter to prevent the crust from hardening.
  • Allow bread to rest 15 minutes before slicing down.

Notes

NOTE: It normally takes about 45 minutes for the beeper to go off on the breadmaker so you can add the raisins.
 
NOTE: Homemade bread has no preservatives to it needs to be refrigerated after 2 days.
 
NOTE: all-purpose flour does not contain the necessary gluten to bond the ingredients together as well as bread flour. The bread may turn out crumbly. For best results use bread flour.
 
NOTE: I recommend using Fleischmann’s yeast or bread machine yeast in any yeast bread recipe. Red Star yeast just doesn’t work as well.
 
Recipe adapted from Zojirushi.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 6gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 160mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 106IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bread, breakfast, raisins
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

5 Comments

  • Soft Boiled Eggs – Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

    January 27, 2016 at 8:25 am

    […] this version with gluten free bread, we have had it with every kind of bread imaginable including raisin, sourdough, pumpernickel and plain white bread. While I’ve always kept this recipe simple […]

  • Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess

    June 12, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    5 stars
    Teresa, I freakin’ love raisin bread!! This looks absolutely delicious!!! 🙂

    1. Teresa

      June 13, 2015 at 8:11 am

      Thanks so much, Kim. It’s not as sweet as a sweetbread but delicious none-the-less!

  • Tamara Leigh

    June 12, 2015 at 2:34 pm

    5 stars
    Lookin’ mighty good!

    1. Teresa

      June 13, 2015 at 8:11 am

      Thanks, Tamara. I do love a good loaf of bread!

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