Nanny'S Raisin Bread

• 3 cups Black Tea - Orange Pekoe
• 2 cups Raisins
• 1 packet Yeast
• 1 tablespoon White Sugar
• 1 cups Warm Water
• 1 cup Oatmeal
• 1 cup Molassese
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 8 cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon All Spice
• 1/4 teaspoon Cloves

1. Soak raisins in black tea for a couple hours or overnight.
2. Prepare Yeast mixture by combining yeast packet, warm water and sugar. Let stand for 20 mins until frothy.
3. Combine oatmeal, butter and molasses together.
4. In a separate bowl combine flour, salt and spices.
5. Grease 3 loaf pans with butter
6. Combine soaked raisins and tea mixture with yeast and molasses mixtures in a large bowl. Mix well.
7. Begin to fold in flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Be sure not to over kneed the dough.
8. Cut dough into three equal parts and place in greased loaf pans.
9. Cover and let dough rise until twice the size in a warm location.
10. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 mins.
11. Brush top of bread with butter and bake 5 more mins, until golden brown.

black tea, raisins, yeast, white sugar, water, molassese, butter, flour, salt, cinnamon, all spice, cloves

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/nannys-raisin-bread-586d1cbdfb84a3b608a9ee1f (may not work)