The Best Cinnamon Raisin Bread

The Best Cinnamon Raisin Bread

from pastrychefonline.com
75 min

This cinnamon raisin bread recipe is a yeast-raised sweet loaf bread featuring lots of soft, juicy raisins and a flavorful cinnamon swirl that will not separate, even when you slice the bread thinly. A no-egg yeast bread, cinnamon raisin bread is the perfect loaf to make for cinnamon toast, French toast, or just for munching.

Ingredients

  • 7 oz raisins (198 grams or about 1 1/2 cups)
  • water (to cover by 1/2" )
  • 10.5 oz whole milk (298 grams or 1 1/2 cups plus 1 Tablespoon)
  • 2.5 oz melted butter (70 grams or 5 Tablespoons)
  • 2 teaspoons salt (9 grams)
  • 1 1/2 oz sugar (43 grams or 3 Tablespoons)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 16 oz bread flour (454 grams or about 3 1/2-4 cups)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast (7 grams)
  • 2 Tablespoons bread flour
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 4 teaspoons cinnamon
  • pinch salt
  • 3 Tablespoons whole milk
  • 2 Tablespoons butter (melted)

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the raisins to a heat-proof bowl, and pour boiling water over them to cover by about 1/2".

  2. 2

    In a microwave-safe bowl or in a pan on the stove-top, heat the milk until it is steaming but not boiling.

  3. 3

    Whisk together the swirl ingredients in a small bowl.