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Whole-wheat raisin bread

Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 packet active dry yeast
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups all purpose whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • butter for smearing pan
  • egg and milk mix

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in milk on the stovetop. Do not boil milk. Let the milk cool down for about 10 minutes.
  2. Sprinkle the yeast on top of the milk.
  3. Mix flour and sugar together.
  4. In the mixing bowl of your stand mixer or bread machine or just a bowl if working by hand, beat the eggs and sugar together.
  5. Add the yeast mixture to the eggs.
  6. Add the flour and salt mix to the wet ingredients and knead into a ball.
  7. Proof the dough for about an hour or until the dough is twice the size.
  8. Smear the loaf tin with some softened butter.
  9. Beat down the dough and add the raisins, making sure they are evenly distributed.
  10. Form the dough into a loaf by rolling it out flat on a floured surface and forming it into a log that will fit into your tin. Place in the buttered tin and cover with plastic wrap for about 2 hours.
  11. Preheat oven to 350F.
  12. Brush the top of the bread with the egg and milk mix and bake the bread for at least 35 minutes.