There is just nothing like homemade cinnamon raisin bread, the small, the taste, mmm… This is a rich egg dough recipe infused with orange zest and cinnamon, swirled with a layer of cinnamon and sugar. To die for!
Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Cuisine: American
Yields
2
LoavesPrep time
1
hour40
minutesBaking time
45
minutesCinnamony deliciousness!!
Ingredients
- Dough
2 cups Warm water
1 1/2 tbsp Instant yeast
1/2 cup Granulated sugar, divided
2 Large eggs
1/4 cup Oil
1/4 cup Dry milk powder
Zest from 1 orange
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
2 tsp Salt
1 cup Raisins
5 1/2 – 6 cups Bread flour
- Filling
1/2 – 1 cup Granulated sugar
3 tbsp Ground cinnamon
3 tbsp Melted butter
Directions
- In mixing bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the sugar over the yeast. Le t set for 5 minutes to activate.
- Add 4 cups of bread flour over yeast as well as the rest of the dough ingredients. Using the dough hook attachment (or your hands), on low speed mix until dough forms adding more bread flour 1/2 cup at a time as needed. Don’t add more than 6 cups. After flour is mix in a dough is formed, let mixer knead for 7 minutes.
- Place dough ball in an oiled bowl, cover and keep in a warm, draft free place for 1 1/2 – 2 ours until dough has doubled in size.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar to together and set aside.
- Pour dough onto clean surface, divide in half. Pat each half out into a rectangle, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Starting at one end, roll dough up, tuck in ends and place into greased bread pans. Cover and let rise 30 minutes.
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Bake loaves at 350° for 45 – 50 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack before cutting.
