Name: Cinnamon Raisin Bread Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 175 min
Ingredients: 1 cup whole milk (warmed to 100 degrees F); 2-1/4 tsp. active dry yeast or 1 standard packet; 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar (divided); 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter (melted); 3.5 cups bread flour; 1 tsp. salt; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 2 large eggs; 3/4 cup raisins; 1/4 cup light brown sugar; 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter (melted); 1/8 tsp. salt; 1/4 cup raisins

Put your stand mixer to good use. Bake a from-scratch loaf with this cinnamon raisin bread recipe. The sweet smell will permeate your house, giving you good practice in impulse control as you wait for it to cool so you can cut the first slice and reveal the beautiful cinnamon swirl. Bread baking may be intimidating to newbies, but these step-by-step instructions are written with novice bakers in mind. And after mixing, kneading, rising and baking, you’ll be rewarded with a loaf that toasts up beautifully for breakfast or a snack.

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Cinnamon Raisin Bread Recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Resting Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 276 kcal

Author Toni Williams

Ingredients

Bread

1 cup whole milk warmed to 100 degrees F
2-1/4 tsp. active dry yeast or 1 standard packet
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar divided
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter melted
3.5 cups bread flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 large eggs
3/4 cup raisins

Filling

1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter melted
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 cup raisins

Instructions

In stand mixer bowl, combine whole milk, yeast, 1 Tbsp. sugar and unsalted butter. Sit 10 minutes until mixture foams.
Add flour, salt, remaining 1 Tbsp. sugar, cinnamon, eggs and raisins. Knead 10 minutes at medium low speed with dough hook attached.
Form dough into ball and place in large greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in warm location 1-2 hours for dough to rise.
On lightly floured countertop, spread dough into rectangle shape the size of a 9x5 loaf pan.
In small bowl, stir brown sugar, cinnamon, butter and salt to make filling.
Spread mixture across dough and sprinkle with raisins.
Roll dough lengthwise and pinch seam shut. Place roll seam side down in butter-greased loaf pan.
Cover bread loaf with plastic wrap and set aside one hour or until dough has risen past top of loaf pan.
Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Bake on center rack 40-50 minutes or until inside reaches 190 to 200 degrees.
Place bread on cooling rack and completely cool before slicing.