Rustic Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour, plus
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cups water, hot 120-130 degrees
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup sugar-free maple syrup
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup oatmeal

Recipe

• 1 in your mixer, combine 1 1/2 cup bread flour, yeast, cinnamon, and salt.
• 2 heat water, honey and maple syrup in a saucepan over low heat until it reaches 120-130 degrees.
• 3 using low speed, slowly add water mixture to flour mixture. mix on medium speed until there are no lumps, about 2-3 minutes.
• 4 with your mixer on low speed, add wheat flour and oatmeal half a cup at a time. then add remaining bread flour half a cup at a time until dough clears the side of the bowl. dough will be sticky.
• 5 turn onto a floured surface and knead until dough is smooth (apx 5 minutes) adding the raisins as you go along. add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time as necessary.
• 6 turn into oiled bowl and flip dough so that top of dough is oiled. cover and let rise until double, approximately 60-90 minutes.
• 7 using lightly oiled hands, turn out dough and shape into 2 small round loaves and place on greased baking sheet or 1 large loaf and place in 9x5 bread ban, cover and let rise 60-90 minutes.
• 8 if you like a softer crust, brush tops of loaves with oil.
• 9 preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 40-45 minutes. check bread after 30 minutes and cover with foil if its getting too dark on top. if making two smaller loaves, they may be done sooner.
• 10 remove bread from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.