Vanilla Raisin Bread

Name: Vanilla Raisin Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Yield: 2 lb. loaf
Ingredients: 2/3 cup raisins; 3 tablespoons vanilla extract; 1 1/8-1 1/4 cups buttermilk or 1 1/8-1 1/4 cups sour milk; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 1/2 cups bread flour; 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Submitted by Jenny Rowan

"This is my favorite raisin bread. I got the recipe from a bread machine recipe exchange years ago. It is not spiced, but it is a very rich tasting white bread with vanilla flavored plump raisins throughout. It's a high riser too, very soft and light! The prep time is only as long as it takes you to measure the ingredients. My machine's raisin cycle beeps after a little over 1 hour so I get everything started, then start soaking my raisins. They are always ready to go when the machine beeps."

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Ready In:: 4hrs 5mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 2 lb. loaf

ingredients

²⁄₃ cup raisins
3 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 ¹⁄₈ - 1 ¹⁄₄ cups buttermilk or 1 1/8-1 1/4 cups sour milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
3 ¹⁄₂ cups bread flour
2 teaspoons active dry yeast

directions

Measure all ingredients except for the raisins and vanilla into your bread machine according to the manufacturer's directions.
Set your bread machine to bake in the raisin mode.
Light crust would work well with this bread.
After starting the machine, place the raisins in a bowl or cup and add the vanilla extract.
Soak raisins for 1 hour; drain.
Add the raisins when your machine beeps or signals to add additional ingredients.
Continue with the baking cycle.

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Reviews

I made yhe bread this morning using the 1 1/4 buttermilk. I used just the dough cycle on my machine. I have a 2 pound breadmaker but I find with a recipe using this much flour it rises so high and pushes the top off the machine. I punched down and put in a bread pan and baked at 350* for 35 minutes. It was good but I think next time I will add cinnamon for more flavor.

Dorel

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Jenny Rowan

Monticello, MN

I'm a stay at home mom to my 1 daughter and 2 sons. I sew and quilt in my spare time, but much of my time is spent with my kids. My favorite cookbook is Betty Crocker because I can get an answer to anything in it. My second favorite cookbooks are Emeril Lagasse's Prime Time Emeril and Mario Batali's Simple Italian Food. I've gotten my best food reviews with dishes from these cookbooks.

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