SWEET BRAIDED EASTER BREAD WITH RAISINS
This Sweet Braided Easter Bread with Raisins is one of the items we make for Easter. It isn't difficult to make but is very much loved. In fact, your Kitchen Aid mixer does most of the work for you.
Provided by Valya's Taste of Home
Categories Easter
Time 4h15m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Prep the Raisins: Place 2 cups of raisins into a small bowl. Pour boiling hot water until the water covers the raisins entirely. Let the raisins soak for 15 minutes, then drain the water and rinse the raisins. Set the raisins aside, for now, we'll use them in the recipe later.
- Heat milk and add sugar: Next, heat milk in a small saucepan over a stovetop burner on high heat for about 30 seconds or so until the milk reaches a lukewarm temperature. The milk should be barely warm at this point.
- Now transfer the milk into a small bowl. Add ¼ cup of sugar to it and stir well until the sugar dissolves entirely.
- Add yeast to milk-sugar mixture: Time to add the yeast! Sprinkle the active dry yeast over this milk-sugar mixture. Stir it in and then set it aside in a warm place for 15 minutes to allow the yeast to activate.
- You'll notice bubbles forming on the top once the yeast has activated. You'll also be able to smell the distinctive scent of yeast once it's done.
- Melt butter: Next, melt butter in a bowl in the microwave or on the stovetop. Set it aside to let it cool down.
- Beat eggs and sugar: In the large bowl of a stand mixer, beat eggs and sugar on high for 10 minutes or until it turns foamy and pale yellow in color.
- Add the yeast mixture: Now reduce to a low speed and slowly mix in the yeast mixture.
- Mix in salt and vanilla extract: Continue mixing on low while adding salt and vanilla exact to this combined mixture.
- Add melted butter: Next, add the melted butter that we set aside to cool. Continue mixing the mixture on a low speed.
- Add raisins and flour: Finally, add raisins to this mixture. Now switch o the dough hook attachment on your stand mixer. Add 1 cup of flour at a time until 6 cups of flour have been incorporated.
- Continue mixing until the dough comes together and feels smooth and elastic. This should take approximately 15 minutes.
- Let the dough rise in a warm environment for 2 hours. Cover it with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap to let it rise.
- After the dough has risen and tripled in volume, transfer it onto a floured surface. I used a large cutting board. Split the dough in half.
- Take one-half of the dough and roll it into a log. Then split it into four equal pieces.
- Roll each of the four smaller pieces into thin, long logs (about 1.5-foot-long and 1 inch thick).
- Pinch the ends of all four thin logs together to start shaping them into a braid.
- Braid them into a nice and even braid as is shown in the picture (I have video instructions on my Instagram account under the Easter Bread bubble on how to make and braid this bread).
- Pinch the opposite end of the braided loaf together, then place it on a greased baking sheet.
- Using a hand whisk, whisk egg, and milk together until it's well mixed.
- Brush the egg wash generously over the top of the easter bread challah.
- Repeat the same steps with the second half of the dough by shaping it and brushing egg wash on top of it as we did with the first piece.
- Let the braided challahs rise in a warm place for another 45 minutes to an hour. It will expand nicely and close the gaps.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake each pan for 25 minutes or both pans for 30 minutes rotating them 10 minutes before the baking time ends.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool for 15 minutes before removing them from the pan.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack before removing them from the pan.
HOMEMADE RAISIN BREAD
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
- In a large bowl, combine the raisins, warm milk, butter, sugar, and salt; stir to dissolve the sugar. Let the mixture cool to lukewarm.
- Stir 1 1/2 cups of the flour into the milk mixture and beat until smooth.
- Add the yeast mixture and the beaten eggs to the milk mixture and mix to blend well.
- Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft but stiff dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Butter or oil a large bowl. Place the dough in the greased bowl. Turn it over to grease the entire surface of the dough.
- Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let it stand in a warm, draft-free place until it has doubled in bulk, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Punch the dough down and divide it into two equal portions. Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Shape the dough into two loaves and place them in two greased 8-by-4-inch loaf pans .
- Cover the pans with a kitchen towel and let the loaves rise for about 45 to 60 minutes, or until the dough has almost doubled in bulk. Then preheat oven to 375 F.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Place foil over the loaves for the last 10 minutes if they look overly brown.
- Remove the loaves from the pans and let them cool on racks. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187 kcal, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 233 mg, Sugar 9 g, Fat 4 g, ServingSize 2 loaves (16 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
EASY NO KNEAD CINNAMON ARTISAN BREAD
This Easy No Knead Cinnamon Raisin Artisan Bread is crusty on the outside, tender and fluffy on the inside and packed with sweet cinnamon flavour and juicy raisins. And it's so easy to make this bakery-style loaf at home in your own kitchen!
Provided by Chrissie (thebusybaker.ca)
Categories Baking Side Dish Snack
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Add the flours, raisins, yeast, salt, cinnamon, and brown sugar to a large bowl. Be sure to add the yeast and the salt to separate sides of the bowl.
- Stir the dry ingredients together well.
- Add the water and stir until a thick, rough dough forms. Add 1-2 more tablespoons of water or flour if needed.
- Flour your hands and shape the dough into a ball, placing it into the bottom of the bowl and covering the bowl with plastic wrap.
- Place in a warm spot in your kitchen and let rise for 12-18 hours. When I make this bread, I prepare the dough in the evening and bake the next morning. For quick rise instructions, see the Recipe Notes below.
- After the rising time, preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place an oven-safe Dutch Oven pot in the cold oven and let it preheat with the oven.
- Flour your hands well and shape the dough into a round ball and set it on a piece of parchment paper on the counter dusted with flour.
- Dust the top of the dough ball with flour and cover with a clean kitchen towel, letting it rise for 25 minutes.
- After the dough has risen remove the Dutch Oven pot from the oven and using the parchment paper, pick up the dough and place it carefully in the bottom of the Dutch Oven. Make two very shallow slices in the top of the risen loaf in the shape of an X.
- Replace the lid of the Dutch Oven, place it back into the hot oven, and bake for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes of baking time, remove the lid from the Dutch Oven and continue baking for an additional 10 minutes uncovered.
- After the baking time, remove the pot from the oven and transfer the loaf to a cooling rack using the parchment paper.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 181 kcal, Carbohydrate 40 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 354 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 4 g
TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND SWEET MOLASSES RAISIN BREAD
Traditional Newfoundland Sweet Molasses Raisin Bread Hi and Welcome to our website! Sweet Molasses Raisin Bread brings me back to my childhood when my Mom would be baking some for Christmas, I remember the house smelling amazing. Then sitting down by the wood burning stove looking in the oven waiting for the bread to come out. After it was baked my Mom cutting the bread while it was hot and spreading lots of butter and more molasses all over my slice of bread. So Good! Sweet Molasses Raisin Bread fresh from the oven. Our video and recipe is super easy to follow and you won't be disappointed, make yourself a cup of tea and sit back and check out our step by step video tutorial of Traditional Newfoundland Sweet Molasses Raisin Bread. Raisins ???? Then after pick up your ingredients and make this delicious bread. Follow our step by step video to make your fresh homemade bread today. Cut small pieces of dough and put three in a pan. Here in Newfoundland and Labrador we like to fill the bread pan with three buns of dough, this was an old tradition by our elders. Also marking the sign of a cross on the dough after its made was to bless the dough. Three pieces of dough in one pan. I would like to share with you another beautiful recipe and link for: Traditional Newfoundland Christmas Fruit Bread Delicious Christmas Fruit Bread made with mixed dried fruit and braided into a wreath. I will also share with you before you go to my recipe for Sweet Molasses Raisin Bread, and link for our first cookbook released in February 2017 and second cookbook released in October 2020 https://www.bonitaskitchen.com/cookbook Bonita's Kitchen first Cookbook Second cookbook.
Provided by Bonita's Kitchen
Yield 3 loafs
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Prep time: 10 minutes, mixing time: 10 minutes, rising time: 2 x 1/2 hour, baking time 30 minutes Method: 1 - Combine in large bowl: 8 cups flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, sea salt, raisins, cinnamon and ground cloves, mix together. 2 - In another bowl, add dry fast rising or traditional yeast with 1 cup warm water and 1/2 tbsp white sugar, let rise for a five minutes. 3 - In another bowl add 1 cup of warm water and 3/4 cup molasses mix together, then melt 1/4 cup butter in a glass bowl. 4 - When yeast is ready pour over flour mixture in bowl then start adding the warm water, butter, molasses and vanilla mixing all ingredients together with a spoon or kitchen aid until it thickens then keep adding flour to work dough together, add more water if need at this stage ONLY" this will be done with your hand. 5 - Knead dough, add more flour if necessary until dough is smooth , elastic and no longer sticky and you can hear cracking sounds of the dough when folding dough inward, keep working dough into a ball. 6 - When completed sprinkle some flour over the top. I always draw the sign of a cross a few times on top then cut the top of the dough like a cross then cover with parchment paper and big towel. "Crossing your bread is optional". 7 - Let rise in a warm place on your counter top until dough rises for 30 minutes then knead it down for a couple of minutes. 8 - Repeat this step letting the dough rise again for another 30 minutes. 9 - After your dough rises " DON'T DEFLATE DOUGH" and cut in pieces forming it inwards into a ball, placing dough in bread pans, place three buns in each pan. 10 - Makes 3 loafs of bread keep covered and in a warm place until bread rises half the size you started with or just 30 minutes. Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees F, bake bread for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown or depending on your oven, when bread is baked take out of your pans and place them out on a cooling rack. BAKING TIPS: Sweet bread don't rise the same as white bread and it's a little heavier but ever so good. Grease bread with butter then cover with parchment paper and towel to soften tops. Don't deflate the dough on its last rising because you need the air to stay in dough when folding them into balls. Sweet Molasses & Raisin Bread (One Loaf only) Recipe: Ingredients: 2 3/4 Cups White or Wheat flour. 1 1/2 Tsp yeast 1 1/2 Tsp melted butter, or Margarine Pinch Sea salt 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar 1 Cup warm water. 1/4 Cup molasses and pinch oil in bowl 1/4 Tsp vanilla 1 Tsp cinnamon 1/4 Tsp Ground Cloves 1/2 cup raisins ( more if liked ) 1/2 Tsp White Sugar Method: 1 - Combine in large bowl: 2 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar and salt and raisins, cinnamon, cloves,salt toss together. ( keep 1/4 cup flour to work the dough ) 2 - In another bowl, add dry fast rising yeast with 1/2 cup warm water and 1/2 tsp white sugar, stir together, Let rise for a five minutes. 3 - In another bowl add pinch oil then molasses, in another bowl add butter then melt. 4 - Pour yeast mixture over flour mixture in bowl then start adding the warm water and butter, molasses and vanilla mixing all ingredients together with a spoon or your hand until it thickens then keep adding flour to work dough together,add more water if need. This will be done with your hand. 5 - Knead dough, add more flour if necessary until dough is smooth , elastic and no longer sticky and you can hear cracking of the dough when folding dough. Keep working dough into a ball. 6 - When completed sprinkle some flour over the top. I always draw the sign of a cross a few times on top then cut the top of the dough like a cross then cover with wax paper or parchment paper and a towel. Crossing your bread is optional. 7 - Let rise in a warm place until dough rises for half an hour then knead it down. 8 - Repeat this step letting the dough rise again for another 1/2 hour. 9 - After your dough rises cut in pieces forming it inwards into a ball, then put in your bread pan. Make one loaf. 10 - Makes 1 loaf of bread keep covered and in a warm place until bread rises half the size you started with. FOLLOW BAKING TIME AT THE TIME.
Nutrition Facts :
SWEET BREAD WITH RAISINS
Make and share this Sweet Bread With Raisins recipe from Food.com.
Provided by samtank
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 3h45m
Yield 2 loaves, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Soften yeast in 1/2 cup warm water (add a little sugar to the water). Combine milk, 1/2 cup butter, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cool to lukewarm. Stir in eggs, vanilla, salt, and the yeast. Gradually add flour, beating well after each addition. Cover and let rise in a warm place until light and doubled in bulk, about 1-1 1/2 hours. Beat down and let rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.
- Turn batter onto a floured board and knead with your hands. Drain water from raisins and knead them into the dough. If dough is too thin, add a bit more flour. Divide batter into 2 well-greased 9x5x3-inch pans. Let rise in a warm place until light, about 45 minutes.
- Bake in 350 oven for 25-30 minutes or until a deep golden brown. When done, remove from oven and while still warm, brush with melted butter. Bread should be very light and sweet.
CINNAMON RAISIN QUICK BREAD
Cinnamon and raisins bring heartwarming flavor to this mildly sweet bread. It's ideal for an on-the-go breakfast or a quick snack before dinner. -Flo Burtnett, Gage, Oklahoma
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h10m
Yield 2 loaves (12 slices each).
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flour, 1-1/2 cups sugar, soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raisins. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; set aside. , Spoon half the batter into 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Sprinkle with half of the reserved cinnamon sugar; repeat layers. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. , Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Wrap cooled bread in foil and freeze for up to 3 months. To use, thaw at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 204 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 231mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
FINNISH SWEET CARDAMOM RAISIN BREAD
Provided by Julia Langbein
Categories Bread Milk/Cream Egg Bake Vegetarian Raisin Spice Gourmet
Yield Makes 2 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Soak raisins in hot tap water to cover until plump, about 20 minutes, then drain.
- Meanwhile, stir together warm water, yeast, and a pinch of sugar in a small bowl. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If yeast doesn't foam, start over with new yeast.)
- Stir together flour, sugar, cardamom, and salt in a large bowl, then blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in milk, whole egg, and yeast mixture with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead, dusting surface and hands with just enough flour to keep dough from sticking, until dough is smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Pat dough into a 9-inch square and sprinkle with raisins. Fold dough over to enclose raisins and pinch edges to seal. Knead, dusting surface and hands lightly with flour, until raisins are distributed. (Dough will be lumpy and slightly sticky; if any raisins pop out, just push them back in.) Form dough into a ball.
- Put dough in a buttered large bowl and turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
- Punch down dough (do not knead), then halve. Cut each half into thirds and roll each piece into a 15-inch rope. Braid together 3 ropes to form a loaf, then transfer to a parchment-lined large baking sheet, tucking ends under. Make another loaf with remaining 3 ropes, arranging loaves 4 inches apart. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
- Brush loaves with egg wash and bake until golden brown and bottoms sound hollow when tapped, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
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