world s best cinnamon raisin bread not bread machine

🥘 Ingredients

• • milk
• • warm water
• • active dry yeast
• • eggs
• • white sugar
• • salt
• • unsalted butter
• • raisins
• • all-purpose flour
• • ground cinnamon
• • butter

📝 Instructions

1. 1 warm the milk in a small sauce pan on the stove until it just starts to bubble , stirring occasionally
2. 2 remove from heat
3. 3 let cool until lukewarm , about 120-125 degrees
4. 4 dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside until yeast is frothy , about 10 minutes or so then mix in eggs , sugar , butter salt and raisins add the flour gradually to make a stiff dough
5. 5 knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for a few minutes until smooth
6. 6 place in a large , buttered , mixing bowl and turn to grease the surface of the dough
7. 7 cover with a warm , damp cloth and let rise allow to rise until doubled , usually about 1 1 / 2 hours
8. 8 roll out on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle 1 / 2 inch thick
9. 9 moisten the dough with 2 tablespoons milk and rub all over the dough with your hands
10. 10 mix together 1 cup of sugar and 3 tablespoons cinnamon and sprinkle mixture evenly on top of the moistened dough
11. 11 roll up tightly
12. 12 the roll should be about 3 inches in diameter
13. 13 cut into thirds , and tuck under ends and pinch bottom together
14. 14 place loaves into well greased 9 x 5 inch pans and lightly grease tops of loaves
15. 15 let rise in warm place , uncovered , again for about an hour
16. 16 bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until loaves are lightly browned and sound hollow when tapped
17. 17 remove from oven and let cool on rack
18. 18 take melted butter and spread over tops of loaves
19. 19 after about 20 minutes , lay loaves on their sides and remove from pans
20. 20 allow to cool before slicing