Raisin Casserole Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/4-4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg (at room temperature)
• 1 cup seedless raisin

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl thoroughly mix 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast.
• 2 combine milk, water and butter in a saucepan. heat over low heat until liquids are warm. (butter does not need to melt).
• 3 gradually add to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 4 add egg and 1 cup flour, or enough flour to make a thick batter.
• 5 beat at high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl. stir in enough additional flour to make a stiff batter.
• 6 cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 7 stir batter down. mix in raisins, about 1/2 minute. turn into 2 greased 1 quart casseroles.
• 8 let rise another 25 minutes. then bake in a 350 oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
• 9 remove from casseroles and cool on wire racks.