Yummy! I love lots of cinnamon in my bread. This bread is light and tasty. I like with our without the glaze. This bread makes awesome french toast.
CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD
(makes 2 loafs)
Ingredients:
*2 cups whole milk or almond milk
*1/2 cup butter
*1/4 cup honey
*1 tablespoon active dry yeast
*4 eggs
*7 cups flour
*1 teaspoon salt
*1 cup dark raisins
*flour for kneading
*2 tablespoons butter, melted
*2/3 cup light brown sugar
*3 tablespoon ground cinnamon
*1 egg
*1/2 teaspoon water
Cinnamon Icing Ingredients (optional)
*2 tablespoons butter
*2 tablespoons honey
*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*2 cups powered sugar
*2-3 tablespoons heavy cream, half & half, or whole milk
Directions:
~Soak raisins in water overnight or simmer in water over low heat for 15 minutes.
~Drain and pat dry with a paper towel
~Grease two bread pans.
~In a small saucepan, over medium heat milk and 1/2 cup butter until warm and butter is almost melted.
~Add honey and stir until mixed well
~Add mixture to a large mixing bowl.
~Sprinkle yeast over mixture.
~Allow to sit for 5 minutes.
~Add 2 cups flour and stir until mixed.
~Add 4 eggs and mix until well incorporated.
~Add in remaining 5 cups of flour (add another 1/2 cup flour if needed)
~Knead dough until dough is smooth and elastic 6-8 minutes if using a mixer. 15-20 minutes if kneading by hand (add up to 1 cup off flour if needed).
~Add raisins and knead until raisins are mixed in.
~Place dough in a large greased bowl and cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap.
~Rise for 1 1/2 - 2 hours until dough is doubled.
~Remove dough from bowl and divide in two.
~Roll dough out into a rectangle (no longer than your bread pan) on a lightly floured surface.
~Using a pastry brush, spread melted butter over dough.
~Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together.
~Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over butter.
~Roll up dough lengthwise.
~Place in prepared pans.
~Cover with a clean damp towel and let rise for one hour.
~Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
~Place bread pans into a lager pan.
~Beat egg and water together and gently brush over tops of the dough.
~Put pan into oven and pour 1 cup of water into the large pan (not the bread pan) (this is optional, but it makes for a moister bread and more even heat).
~Bake for 45-50 minutes or until they are a golden brown and have a hollow sound when thumped.
~Remove from bread pans and cool on a cooling rack.
Icing Directions:
~Melt 2 tablespoons butter and honey together.
~Stir in ground cinnamon.
~Whisk in powdered sugar.
~Whisk in heavy cream, half & half, or milk.
~Whisk until mixture is smooth and creamy (mixture should be thick)
~Spread on cooled bread
Variation: use 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract in place of ground cinnamon for icing.
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