When it comes to breakfast bread, nothing beats the classic flavor of homemade cinnamon raisin bread. Its sweet and tangy aroma is sure to fill your kitchen with a sense of comfort and warmth. Whole wheat cinnamon raisin bread is a healthier take on this culinary delight, as it contains whole wheat flour which provides an array of essential nutrients such as fiber, protein, and vitamins. The entire process of preparing this delectable treat requires patience and attention to detail, but the end result is worth every minute spent in the kitchen. Gather the necessary ingredients and get ready to embark on a flavorful journey.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
CINNAMON-RAISIN-WALNUT WHEAT BREAD
Add this cinnamon flavored bread loaf that's made using raisins and walnuts to your bread basket.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 3h20m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In large bowl, mix whole wheat flour and yeast. Add warm water. Beat with wire whisk or electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let stand 15 minutes.
- Stir in brown sugar, oil, cinnamon, salt and 1 cup of the bread flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining bread flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until a soft, smooth dough forms.
- Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead 5 to 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Knead in walnuts and raisins. Grease large bowl with shortening. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place about 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
- Grease uninsulated cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray; sprinkle with cornmeal. Place dough on lightly floured surface. Gently shape into an even, round ball, without releasing all of the bubbles in the dough. Stretch sides of dough downward to make a smooth top. Place loaf with smooth side up on cookie sheet. Spray loaf with cool water. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place 45 to 60 minutes or until dough has almost doubled in size.
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray loaf with cool water. With sharp serrated knife, carefully cut 1/4-inch-deep slashes in tic-tac-toe pattern on top of loaf.
- Place in oven; spray with cool water. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until loaf is dark brown and sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Slice, Sodium 200 mg, Sugar 5 g, TransFat 0 g
WHOLE WHEAT RAISIN BREAD
Make and share this Whole Wheat Raisin Bread recipe from Food.com.
Provided by havent the slightest
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 2h35m
Yield 1 loaf (2 lb)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Soak raisins beforehand in some warm water.
- In a large bowl, combine all the white flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, salt, and cinnamon.
- In another bowl, mix warm water and canola oil.
- Gradually add warm water mixture to flour mixture.
- Beat together, then stir in raisins and whole wheat flour. Stir until mixture is consistent.
- Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
- Divide into 3 balls and place in loaf pan. Cover; let rise in warm, place until doubled in size, about 1 to 1.5 hours.
- Bake at 350F for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.
- Remove from pans; cool on wire rack. Brush with melted butter.
RAISIN WHOLE WHEAT QUICK BREAD
This delicious recipe has been a family favorite for many years. We especially enjoy it during the holidays. Once you bake this, you can't resist fixing it again and again.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h20m
Yield 3 loaves (12 slices each).
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the milk, butter and honey. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the carrots, raisins, dates, almonds and pecans., Transfer to three greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252 calories, Fat 11g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 167mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD I
This was my dad's recipe. A yummy moist bread loaded with raisins and cinnamon. The best raisin cinnamon bread I've ever had! Great plain, toasted, or with a light glaze of buttercream frosting!
Provided by Faye Salisbury
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Breakfast Bread Recipes
Time 3h20m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Let cool until lukewarm.
- Dissolve yeast in warm water, and set aside until yeast is frothy. Mix in eggs, sugar, butter or margarine, salt, and raisins. Stir in cooled milk. Add the flour gradually to make a stiff dough.
- Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for a few minutes. Place in a large, greased, mixing bowl, and turn to grease the surface of the dough. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled.
- Roll out on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle 1/2 inch thick. Moisten dough with 2 tablespoons milk. Mix together 3/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon, and sprinkle mixture on top of the moistened dough. Roll up tightly; the roll should be about 3 inches in diameter. Cut into thirds, and tuck under ends. Place loaves into well greased 9 x 5 inch pans. Lightly grease tops of loaves. Let rise again for 1 hour.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until loaves are lightly browned and sound hollow when knocked. Remove loaves from pans, and brush with melted butter or margarine. Let cool before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 181.8 calories, Carbohydrate 32.4 g, Cholesterol 18.1 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 114.9 mg, Sugar 10 g
WHOLE-WHEAT CINNAMON-RAISIN BREAD
Turns out perfect and is such a pleasure to eat! I have changed it just a little, replacing dry milk powder(and water) with non dairy milk. I like to add in some cinnamon to the dough when making too. You can also replace the raisins with dried cherries or other fruit(and try adding in some mini chocolate chips-yum!) You can half the recipe easily. I like to make a little more filling :) Recipe courtesy Ellie Krieger for Food Network Magazine.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 4h30m
Yield 2 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make the dough:.
- Measure out 1 1/4 cups very warm water(I use soy milk and leave out the dry milk powder) and check the temperature; it should be 120 degrees F to 130 degrees F(not too hot, but warm-I use my wrist to determine temperature). Combine both flours, the dry milk(leave out if using soy or other non dairy milk), egg, canola oil, honey, salt, yeast and warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Mix 3 minutes on the lowest setting, then increase to the next highest setting and mix 5 more minutes. The dough should be soft and sticky.
- Let it rise:.
- Transfer the dough to a large bowl coated with cooking spray. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough has nearly doubled in size, about 1 hour, 30 minutes(time may vary, it may take a little longer).
- Soak the raisins:.
- Dry raisins will rob moisture from the bread, so soak them first in boiling water until plump, about 30 minutes(I use apple juice for more flavor). Drain and pat dry.
- Fold the dough:.
- Transfer the dough to a floured work surface. Picture it as a loose square. Lift up one side of the dough and fold about one-third of it across; press down on the dough with spread fingers to remove any air bubbles. Repeat with the remaining 3 sides of the dough.
- Add the filling:.
- Mist two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray. Divide the dough in half; roll out each half into an 8-inch square. Brush each square with canola oil, then sprinkle with the cinnamon (it's high in antioxidants!), brown sugar and raisins.
- Form the loaves:.
- Roll up each square of dough into a tight cylinder; place seam-side down in the prepared pans. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough fills the pans and springs back when touched, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.
- Bake the bread:.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Brush the loaves with canola oil and bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the pans and transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1475.7, Fat 21.2, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 96, Sodium 2464.9, Carbohydrate 294.3, Fiber 20.9, Sugar 98.8, Protein 40.3
WHOLE GRAIN CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD
This bread is bee-YEW-tiful toasted and even better as cinnamon toast, but you won't believe how amazingly delicious it is for grilled cheese sandwiches! It's soft and tender, moist and flexible enough to fold without cracking or tearing. It is the texture of your husband's and children's white bread dreams. That's how I finally got mine to eat true whole wheat bread (but I still have to leave out the nuts, grains, and seeds from theirs). It's the lecithin. I have never been able to achieve this texture without it. So, while it is not necessary to the successful taste or rising of the bread, it is definitely necessary for this specific texture and softness.
Provided by glendaembree
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 50m
Yield 2 loaves, 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put the warm water, sugar and yeast into the bowl on the Bosch (or your mixer of choice) and stir gently.
- Add melted butter, lecithin, wheat gluten, cinnamon and salt and mix until combined. (I only used 2 tsp of cinnamon when I made this recipe and wished, when I had finished, that I had used more. The cinnamon flavor was only mildly discernible and next time I will definitely double that, so go by your own personal taste, as to how much seems right.)
- Mix in about 3½ cups of the flour and then in small increments, gradually add just what you need to complete the dough. In total for this batch, I used 4½ cups of flour.
- (After all my bread posts, you are probably tired of hearing this, but it is really important if you want the best possible bread. Humidity will dramatically affect the amount of flour you need to make bread dough. Add a portion of what is called for, mix it in and then begin adding flour in 1/2 cup to 1/4 cup intervals, mixing and adding more when needed, until the dough in your machine just starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl and leaves the bowl sides clean. The dough will be very soft, but not sticky to the touch. That is perfect dough.).
- Add the grain and raisins and mix until incorporated. (See below for a tip on baking with raisins.).
- Knead on power level 2 for seven minutes or turn onto a floured board and knead by hand for ten to fifteen minutes.
- Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a warm, damp tea towel and let rise until doubled in size.
- Punch down the dough. Knead slightly until it forms a smooth ball. Divide in half.
- Form each half into a loaf and place in a greased loaf pan. Cover with a warm, damp tea towel and let rise until doubled in size.
- Bake in a 350° oven for 35-40 minutes. Brush tops of loaves lightly with butter. Remove from pans onto cooling rack to cool before slicing.
- To see the complete step-by-step pictorial instructions for this recipe, visit my blog at http://busy-at-home.com/blog/?p=3546.
- **The promised tip for baking with raisins** If your raisins are particularly dried, they can often scorch and have an almost burnt, bitter taste after further dehydrating in your oven. So, before I add them to mixtures I will be baking, I measure them into a microwave safe container, completely cover them in water and microwave on full power for 1 - 2 minutes. I leave them in that warm water while I mix the rest of my ingredients and then thoroughly drain them just before adding them to my dough or batter. They are plump, juicy and sweet even after the baking is complete.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Fat 2, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 4.1, Sodium 92.5, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 3, Sugar 7.9, Protein 3.3
Tips for Baking the Best Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor and texture of your bread.
- Measure your ingredients accurately. This is especially important for yeast, which needs to be measured correctly in order to work properly.
- Proof your yeast. This means allowing the yeast to sit in warm water with a little sugar for a few minutes, until it becomes foamy. This will help to ensure that the yeast is active and will produce a light and fluffy bread.
- Knead the dough properly. Kneading helps to develop the gluten in the flour, which gives the bread its structure and texture. Knead the dough for at least 5 minutes, until it is smooth and elastic.
- Let the dough rise in a warm place. This will allow the yeast to work its magic and produce a light and airy bread. Cover the dough with a damp cloth or plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out.
- Bake the bread at a high temperature for the first 10 minutes. This will help to create a crispy crust. Then, reduce the temperature and continue baking until the bread is cooked through.
Conclusion
Whole wheat cinnamon raisin bread is a delicious and nutritious bread that is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. It is easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a little planning and effort, you can create a loaf of bread that is sure to impress your family and friends. So what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try today!
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