Want an easy and tasty bread to try? This is a no knead cinnamon raisin bread recipe that you will like. You really need a Dutch oven to cook this bread, or another heavy set pot with cover will work also. Just follow the recipe below to make this wonderful cinnamon bread.
3 cups water lukewarm
1 1/2TBSP active dry yeast
1 1/2TBSP salt
6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2CUP raisins (soaked in water, then drained)
1/3CUP brown sugar
1-2TBSP cinnamon
No knead Cinnamon Raisin bread Instructions:
In a bowl add the warm water, salt and yeast stir.
In another bowl add flour, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, & salt, then pour the yeast mixture over the flour and mix with wooden spoon.
Place the dough in a large container, and cover well. but do not close completely, there needs to be one corner left open to let the gases escape.
Let the dough rise for 2 hours up to 18hours.
The dough will be very sticky and elastic.
Add flour to your hands, and divide the dough in two pieces. Add more flour to your hands as necessary. Shape the dough into the desired shape for your bread and place it seam down in a hot Dutch oven. Sprinkle some more flour on top of the loaves. Let the loaves rest for another 30 minutes so that they can rise a bit.
Bake the bread for 30 minutes covered then about 8-12 minutes uncovered til browned and crisp. Crisp on the outside, nice and fluffy on the inside.
Cool on rack
I like to buy my ingredients for this recipe at Superstore grocery store and Costco they have good prices.