Dk's Raisin Bread
- 12 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons yeast
- 1 cup milk, scalded
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 12 cup sugar
- 12 cup melted margarine
- 1 cup raisins (plump in 1 c hot water then drain)
- 2 eggs
- 5 12-6 cups flour
- In a 1 cup measure, pour 1/2 cup warm water.
- Add 1 tsp sugar, but do not , stir.
- Slowly sprinkle 2 tbsp yeast into the water, making sure each particle gets wet.
- Again, do not stir.
- Wait 10 minutes until the yeast is thick and foamy.
- Meanwhile, using a whisk, mix the following ingredients in your bread bowl: 1 c lukewarm milk, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 c sugar, 2 eggs and 1 c flour.
- Whisk in the yeast, then the 1/2 c cooled margarine.
- Add 1 c raisins and stir with your wooden spoon.
- Add the remaining flour 1 cup at at time (reserving the last cup to knead into the dough) to make a soft dough.
- Coat the dough with flour before turning it out onto the kneading surface.
- Dust the kneading surface with flour and turn the dough out onto it.
- Then, dust your hands with flour and knead the dough for 10 minutes.
- Whenever the dough feels too stick dust it and your hands with flour.
- After kneading, place the dough into a greased bowl, turn to grease the top, set in a warm, draft free spot and allow to double(about 2 hours).
- When dough has doubled, punch it down, knead it briefly and let it rest so that it will be easier to shape.
- Cut in half, shape into loaves by rolling the dough and tucking the ends under.
- Place each loaf into a greased 8" x 4" x 3" pan.
- Remove all exposed raisins as they will burn.
- Set in a warm, draft free spot and allow to double (about 45 minutes).
- Bake in a 400* oven for 10 minutes, then turn the heat down to 375* for another 20-25 minutes.
- (Before baking you can brush the tops with a mixture of melted margarine and sugar.
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water, sugar, yeast, milk, salt, sugar, margarine, raisins, eggs, flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dks-raisin-bread-468781 (may not work)