Vanilla Cinnamon Swirl Bread
- 1 13 cups warm water
- 2 12 teaspoons instant yeast
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 12 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 14 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
- 14 cup instant potato flakes
- 3 12-4 12 cups bread flour
- milk, for brushing
- 1 cup raisins (plump by covering with boiling water, leave for 5 minutes, then drain well, pat dry)
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 14 cup sugar
- Spray two 8 by 4 inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- Whisk the water and yeast togetherby hand in an electric mixer bowl and let stand for 2 to 3 minutes to dissolve.
- Stir in the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, dry milk, potato flakes and 3 1/2 cups flour.
- Mix to make a soft dough.
- 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.
- Place in a lightly greased bowl.
- Cover the bowl loosely with a plastic bag and let dough rise for 45 minutes or until almost doubled.
- Punch the dough down gently.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Roll out to a 12 by 10 inch rectangle.
- For the filling, brush with milk and sprinkle on the raisins, cinnamon and sugar.
- With the shorter end facing you, roll up the dough snugly into a log.
- Cut it in half widthwise and place in the prepared pans.
- Spray the dough with nonstick cooking spray lightly.
- 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.
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- Place pans in oven and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Let cool in the pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes before unmolding.
- 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)