Melinda'S Buttermilk Raisin Bread

Melinda'S Buttermilk Raisin Bread

Ingredients:
3 cups unbleached white flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 packages active dry yeast
2 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 cups water
1/3 cup margarine
1/4 cup plus 3 Tbsp. buttermilk
2 eggs (at room temperature)
3 Tbsp. apple juice concentrate (undiluted)
1 1/2 cups golden raisins

Directions:
Sift together white and wheat flours. In a large mixing bowl put 1 3/4 cups
of the flour mixture. Add the yeast and cinnamon, then stir until well
blended. In a saucepan, heat the water and margarine to 120 - 130 degrees.
remove from heat and stir in the buttermilk. Add the combined liquids to
the flour mixture and beat two minutes at medium speed with an electric
mixer. Add the eggs and apple juice concentrate and beat two minutes
longer. Stir in the raisins, then add enough additional flour to make the
dough stiff. Let the dough stand 5 minutes. Then on a floured board knead
the dough 5 yo 8 minutes. Cover the dough and let rise for 30 minutes. (use
the mixing bowl to cover the dough). Divide the dough into halves and
shape each into a loaf. Place on baking sheet and brush tops with oil. Let
rise for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake loaves for 15
minutes. Let cool after removing from oven.
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