Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Drizzle Cacao Luxe Raw Honey is baked into the homemade Cinnamon Raisin Bread ~ great for French toast! For a special taste treat, slice & toast bread, then top with cinnamon butter! 

Ingredients

• 2 x ¼ oz envelopes active dry yeast 

• 2 ¼ cups warm water 

• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted (plus a little more to butter loaf pans)  

• 4 tbsp + 1 tbsp Drizzle Cacao Luxe Raw Honey 

• Salt 

• ¾ cups raisins 

• 5 cups all-purpose flour 

• 2 cups whole wheat flour 

• ½ cup sugar 

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon 

Directions

1. In a small bowl, sprinkle yeast over ½ cup warm water. Whisk until yeast dissolves. Let stand until foamy.
   
   
2. Then, place yeast mixture in a bowl of a standing mixer, with the dough-hook attachment.  
   
   
3. Add unsalted butter, 1 ¾ cups water and 4 tbsp Drizzle Cacao Luxe Raw Honey. 
   
   
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour and salt.  
   
   
5. Add 3 cups of the flour mixture to the yeast mixture. Mix on low speed until very smooth.  
   
   
6. Add raisins and remaining flours (one cup at a time), and mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.  
   
   
7. Butter a large bowl, and transfer dough to the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place until it doubles in volume. This will take 1 – 1 ½ hour.  
   
   
8. Butter 2 4 ½ x 8 ½ loaf pans.  
   
   
9. Punch down the dough, and divide in half. In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.  
   
   
10. Lightly dust the counter with flour. Roll out each dough half into a ½ inch thick rectangle. Sprinkle the sugar & cinnamon on top, leaving a 1” border around the edge.  
    
    
11. Starting with the short side, tightly roll each dough into a log.  
    
    
12. Transfer the dough, seam side down into prepared loaf pans.  
    
    
13. Brush each loaf with melted butter.  
    
    
14. Place plastic wrap over each loaf, and let rise 1 hour.  
    
    
15. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450°F.  
    
    
16. Reduce oven to 400 & place loaf pans into the oven.  
    
    
17. Bake for 20 minutes, then rotate pans & bake for another 25 – 30 minutes.  
    
    
18. Transfer to wire racks to cool, before turning out loaves.  
    
    
19. For a special taste treat, slice & toast bread, then top with cinnamon butter!