Vanilla Cinnamon Swirl Bread

  1. Spray two 8 by 4 inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Whisk the water and yeast togetherby hand in an electric mixer bowl and let stand for 2 to 3 minutes to dissolve.
  3. Stir in the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, dry milk, potato flakes and 3 1/2 cups flour.
  4. Mix to make a soft dough.
  5. Kead with the dough hook on the lowest speed of the mixer for 10 minutes, adding more flour as required to make a soft dough.
  6. Place in a lightly greased bowl.
  7. Cover the bowl loosely with a plastic bag and let dough rise for 45 minutes or until almost doubled.
  8. Punch the dough down gently.
  9. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
  10. Roll out to a 12 by 10 inch rectangle.
  11. For the filling, brush with milk and sprinkle on the raisins, cinnamon and sugar.
  12. With the shorter end facing you, roll up the dough snugly into a log.
  13. Cut it in half widthwise and place in the prepared pans.
  14. Spray the dough with nonstick cooking spray lightly.
  15. Cover the pans loosely with plastic bags and let rise for a further 30 to 45 minutes, or until it puffs up 3/4 to 1 inch above the edge of the pans.
  16. Preheat oven to 350*F.
  17. Place pans in oven and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until lightly browned.
  18. Let cool in the pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes before unmolding.
  19. VARIATION: Use chocolate chips instead of raisins and replace the cinnamon with 2 TBS cocoa powder.

water, yeast, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, ground cinnamon, nonfat dry milk, bread flour, milk, raisins, ground cinnamon, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vanilla-cinnamon-swirl-bread-96561 (may not work)

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