Best Raisin Batter Bread Recipes

EASY CINNAMON RAISIN BATTER BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Place raisins in hot water to soak for 30-60 minutes. This softens them and makes a better bread. Drain raisins and set aside. Use water from raisins in next step.
• 2. Check raisin water temperature. It should be 105-115 degrees. In a large mixer bowl, stir together raisin water, yeast and honey. Add butter, salt, and 2 cups of the flour. Beat at low speed until combined. Then increase mixer speed to medium-high and beat for 1 minute. Stop mixer and stir in remaining flour by hand. Cover bowl (with a towel or saran wrap, not tightly) and let rise in a warm place, until double in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch down dough with a wooden spoon and add raisins and cinnamon. Mix by hand until combined. Spoon dough into a buttered loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover loaf pan (with a towel or saran wrap, not tightly) and let rise until doubled, but it should not reach over top of pan. Sprinkle top of loaf with cinnamon sugar.
• 3. Bake for about 40 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

RAISIN BATTER BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve the white sugar in the warm milk, and sprinkle yeast over the top. Let stand for 5 minutes. Grease a 9z13 inch pan.
• Whisk the eggs into the yeast mixture. Combine the flour, salt and cinnamon; stir into the yeast mixture until smooth. Mix in raisins. Spread into the prepared pan, and brush the top with melted butter. Let rise until double in size, but don't let it run over the edge of the pan.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare the glaze by mixing the confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon of milk and vanilla extract in a small bowl until smooth.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown on the top. Drizzle with the sugar glaze., and cool before slicing and serving.

OATMEAL-RAISIN BATTER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; butter a deep 1 ½ quart casserole and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the oats and milk, stir, and let stand until oats are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add in eggs, butter, brown sugar, and raisins; stir until well blended.
• Sift 2 cups of the flour, the baking powder, salt, and cinnamon directly into the oat mixture; stir until well blended and smooth, adding more flour as necessary for a firm consistency.
• Scrape batter into the prepared casserole; bake until a straw inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Let the bread cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely; to serve cut into slices.

SALT-FREE RAISIN BATTER BREAD

Steps:

• Combine flour, raisins, sugar and orange rind.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water in a medium bowl. Stir in oil, orange juice, and egg. Pour into flour mixture, blending well.
• Place dough in a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loafpan coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°F), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
• Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until golden brown.