1 pastry brush to brush bread with butter after baking
1 electric knife preferred, or sharp bread knife to slice down bread
Ingredients
1 1/3cupswater
4 1/4cupsbread flourNOT all-purpose flour
3tbsp.granulated sugar
2tbsp.dry milk powder
1 1/2tsp.salt
2 1/2tbsp.unsalted buttercut in slivers
1tsp.cinnamon
2 1/2tsp.Fleishmann's bread machine yeast
1cupraisinsseparate 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.