Make a Simple Cinnamon Raisin Bread
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With four hungry boys in the house, I find it far more economical to make my own bread when I am able. Whether it is a single loaf in the bread machine or a larger batch made in my Bosch mixer, everyone in the family agrees that homemade bread fresh from the oven pretty much trumps store bought bread. While I have added cinnamon chips into my dough to make cinnamon bread in the past, I had not tried my hand a making a cinnamon raisin bread.
This recipe assumes you have about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds of bread dough for making your bread. The bread photographed for this post used a whole wheat French bread recipe that is a family favorite. Either a plain bread or one with some sweetness (e.g. honey or more of a Hawaiian sweet bread) would work as the base.
Here’s a visual of the process from when you flatten out the dough:
Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds of bread dough
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 2 Tbsp. butter: 1 Tbsp. melted and 1 Tbsp. unmelted
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Flatten the bread dough into a rough rectangle.
- Spread the melted butter over the exposed portion of the dough.
- Sprinkle ground cinnamon on top of the melted butter.
- Separate raisins while dispersing over the dough.
- Roll the dough up into a 'log' and then tuck the edges underneath.
- Put into a prepared bread pan and allow to rise until doubled in size.
- Bake for 30 minutes. The bread should sound hollow when tapped.
- Place on a cooling rack and spread a thin layer of butter along the top of the loaf.
Of course, spreading butter on top of a slightly warm piece makes for a wonderful treat.
What types of dishes do you enjoy with raisins as an ingredient?
Is baking bread from scratch (hand or machine) something that you have done?
For more delicious recipes featuring raisins for National Raisin Week, visit a few of my favorite blogs:
- Arroz con Leche (Mexican Rice Pudding) from Confessions of an Overworked Mom
- Raisin Cinnamon Swirl French Toast by Adventures in All Things Food
- Chewy, Delicious Oatmeal Raisin Coconut Cookies by Our Family World
- Oatmeal Raisin Muffins by Wife Mom Geek
- Carrot Raisin Salad by Thrifty Jinxy
- Orange Raisin Muffins with Orange Glaze by Mom Does it All
- Chai Raisin Donuts by Upstate Ramblings
- Baby Kale and Raisin Salad by Better in Bulk
- Oatmeal Raisin Apple Muffins by My Sweet Sanity
- Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe – Sneak Fruits & Veggies in for Your Kids! by Frugal Novice
Cinnamon Bread is always so good, but your recipe sounds delectable. I cannot wait to make the special recipe.
I’ve been making breads but not as loaves. This is soo perfect to help ring in fall with the fragrance of this baking it sounds wonderful, and delish, too!
I love cinnamon raisin bread and would totally make french toast out of this!
That looks so delicious! I will definitely need to try this, I think my daughter and hubby would love it.
I absolutely love that this recipe is easy and simple to follow. I bet my kids would love to help me with this one. Especially since a loaf of raisin bread only lasts a few days in my house.
I can’t believe that I’ve never had cinnamon bread before. It looks super easy and very tasty. I’ll definitely be making this soon!
I love fresh homemade bread. But I rarely make it because I eat way too much of it when it is hot out of the oven!
I have always wanted to make my own bread! I’ll have to try this out!
I love raisin bread! This recipe sounds tasty!
I love making homemade bread, but have never tried making one with raisins – now I can’t wait to get home and do some baking this weekend. This looks delicious!
I haven’t made bread by hand in a long time. I really should again. Yours looks amazing!
Thanks, Ellen. I find that the french bread dough recipe tends to rise better than others for me. I still need to tweak the technique of getting the raisins to swirl better so they don’t all clump in one spot.
However, the bread was AMAZING with a bit of butter to eat.