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2 1/2 c Milk 2 lb Strong plain flour (bread)
2 oz Fresh yeast OR 1 ts Salt
2 tb Dried yeast 3 1/2 oz Margarine or Butter
3 1/2 oz Sugar 1/2 c Raisins (or to taste)
2 ts Cinnamon (or to taste)
Place the milk and margarine in a saucepan ( I use microwave) and heat
gently until butter melts. MIx the yeast and sugar together in the
mixing bowl. Cream the yeast and sugar with a little warm milk. (the
milk should be at blood heat 38 C (99 F))
Add the remaining liquid at 37 C, the flour and the salt and commence
kneading the mixture at speed 2. Cut dough in half and roll each half
out on lightly floured surface. Sprinkle half of raisins on each
rolled out half and roll up. Place each shaped loaf in pan. Allow to
rise until the dough is double its original size and bake at 375 for
30-35 minutes.
Yields
2 servings