Name: Raisin Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 32
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 1/2 cup water lukewarm; 1 tablespoon yeast; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 cups milk lukewarm; 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup shortening; 2 Eggs; 6 cups All purpose flour; 1/4 cup Granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon salt; 4 cups Raisins

by maggie41

Oma's recipe with lots of raisins.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup water ; lukewarm
1 tablespoon yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups milk ; lukewarm
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 Eggs
6 cups All purpose flour
1/4 cup Granulated sugar
1 tablespoon salt
4 cups Raisins

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand 10min. Heat milk to warm and add butter and shortening. Stir until melted. Beat eggs. Add warmed mixture to eggs slowly. In a small bowl mix raisins with 1/2 cup of the flour. This prevents them from sinking to the bottom of the bread. In a large bowl put 5 cups flour. Add sugar and salt. Make a well in the centre and all the liquids. Srir well and add raisins. Add as much of the last cup of flour as needed. Knead well. Cover and let rise 2 hours in a warm place. Divide dough into 4 pieces and shape into round loaves. Place on cookie sheets. Cover with towel and let rise 45 min. Heat oven to 325 degrees and bake loaves for one hour. Five minutes before taking them out of the oven, brush tops with beaten egg. This gives them a shiny look. Continue to bake 5 additional minutes. Makes 4 large loaves or 6 smaller ones.

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Sounds complicated but it's not. And it is so worth it!

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Raisin Bread

1/2 cup water lukewarm
1 tablespoon yeast 
1 teaspoon sugar 
2 cups milk lukewarm
1/2 cup butter 
1/2 cup shortening 
2  Eggs 
6 cups All purpose flour 
1/4 cup Granulated sugar 
1 tablespoon salt 
4 cups Raisins

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand 10min. Heat milk to warm and add butter and shortening. Stir until melted. Beat eggs. Add warmed mixture to eggs slowly. In a small bowl mix raisins with 1/2 cup of the flour. This prevents them from sinking to the bottom of the bread. In a large bowl put 5 cups flour. Add sugar and salt. Make a well in the centre and all the liquids. Srir well and add raisins. Add as much of the last cup of flour as needed. Knead well. Cover and let rise 2 hours in a warm place. Divide dough into 4 pieces and shape into round loaves. Place on cookie sheets. Cover with towel and let rise 45 min. Heat oven to 325 degrees and bake loaves for one hour.  Five minutes before taking them out of the oven, brush tops with beaten egg. This gives them a shiny look. Continue to bake 5 additional minutes.  Makes 4 large loaves or 6 smaller ones.

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (74g)
Recipe Makes: 32 Servings

Calories: 222
Calories from Fat: 70 (32%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 7.8g	10 %
	Saturated Fat 3.8g	19 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 2.6g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 77.4mg		24 %
Sodium 343.2mg		12 %
Potassium 196.3mg		5 %
Total Carbohydrate 33.9g		10 %
	Dietary Fiber 1.4g	6 %
	Sugars, other 32.5g
Protein 5.2g		7 %
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Calories per serving: 222

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