Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package dry yeast
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 6 -7 cups flour
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water.
• 2 stir in 1 3/4 cups warm water, 3 tablespoons sugar, the salt, shortening and 3 1/2 cups of the flour.
• 3 beat until smooth.
• 4 mix in raisins and enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• 5 place in greased bowl, turn greased side up.
• 6 cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 1 hour.
• 7 (dough is ready if an indentation remains when touched.) punch down dough; divide into halves.
• 8 roll each half into rectangle, 18 x 9-inches.
• 9 mix 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon.
• 10 sprinkle each half with 1 tablespoon water and half the sugar mixture. roll up and place in pans.
• 11 brush with butter; let rise 1 hour.
• 12 bake at 425 degrees f or 25 to 30 minutes.