you love Cinnamon Raisin Bread? but not the price in the store . Well here is a recipe that you will love and it is not hard to make at all

Ingredients

• 3 Packets of Active Dry yeast
• 1 ½ Cups warm milk
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• ½ Cup warm water
• 2/3 Cup sugar
• ½ Cup Butter or margarine softened
• 3 teaspoons Salt
• 6 to 7 Cups Flour
• 2 Cups Raisins
• 2 Cups mixed Cinnamon and Sugar

Method

1. In a small bowl combine your yeast, warm water, and stir till yeast is dissolved . Then stir in 1 teaspoon sugar and let it stand for 5 to 8 minutes or until foamy .

2. In a larger bowl mix together warm milk, sugar, salt and butter .

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   Stir in your yeast mixture slowly making sure it is mixed thoroughly .

4. Then add 2 Cups of flour mix well .

5. By hand add another 4 Cups of flour 1 cup at a time. Until a still dough is formed. If dough is still tacky add your remaining flour and knead until dough is smooth and stretchy ( approximately takes 5 to 8 minutes .

6. Place dough in a lightly oil bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel let rise for 2 hours

7. Punch down dough and divide in half .

8. Roll out halves with a rolling pin

9. In 1 half add 1 cup of raisins and a ½ cup of the Cinnamon sugar mixture . Repeat with 2nd half of dough,

10. Fold over several times then form in to loaf and roll in to rest of cinnamon sugar mixture . Place in a greased loaf pan and cover again for 1 hour and let rise

11. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes