Pagnotta Sweet Raisin Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Pour 1/2 a cup boiling water of the raisins, add the rind of 1 orange. Let cool.
• Mix together butter and sugar; cream until fluffy. Add egg, juice, and dry ingredients and blend.
• Stir in cooled raisin mixture. Pour into prepared bread pan and bake 1 hour at 350.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• In large bowl measure flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and raisins. Stir thoroughly. Make a well in center.
• In small bowl beat egg until frothy. Mix in melted butter and milk. Pour into well. Stir just enough to moisten. Scrape into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 1 hour. Serve plain or toasted with butter.

Steps:

• Soak raisins in hot tap water to cover until plump, about 20 minutes, then drain.
• Meanwhile, stir together warm water, yeast, and a pinch of sugar in a small bowl. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If yeast doesn't foam, start over with new yeast.)
• Stir together flour, sugar, cardamom, and salt in a large bowl, then blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Stir in milk, whole egg, and yeast mixture with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead, dusting surface and hands with just enough flour to keep dough from sticking, until dough is smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Pat dough into a 9-inch square and sprinkle with raisins. Fold dough over to enclose raisins and pinch edges to seal. Knead, dusting surface and hands lightly with flour, until raisins are distributed. (Dough will be lumpy and slightly sticky; if any raisins pop out, just push them back in.) Form dough into a ball.
• Put dough in a buttered large bowl and turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Punch down dough (do not knead), then halve.
• Cut each half into thirds and roll each piece into a 15-inch rope. Braid together 3 ropes to form a loaf, then transfer to a parchment-lined large baking sheet, tucking ends under.
• Make another loaf with remaining 3 ropes, arranging loaves 4 inches apart. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Brush loaves with egg wash and bake until golden brown and bottoms sound hollow when tapped, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Transfer to a rack to cool.
• Cooks' note: Bread can be made 2 days ahead and kept, wrapped well, at room temperature or frozen 1 month.

Steps:

• Soften yeast in 1/2 cup warm water (add a little sugar to the water). Combine milk, 1/2 cup butter, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cool to lukewarm. Stir in eggs, vanilla, salt, and the yeast. Gradually add flour, beating well after each addition. Cover and let rise in a warm place until light and doubled in bulk, about 1-1 1/2 hours. Beat down and let rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Turn batter onto a floured board and knead with your hands. Drain water from raisins and knead them into the dough. If dough is too thin, add a bit more flour. Divide batter into 2 well-greased 9x5x3-inch pans. Let rise in a warm place until light, about 45 minutes.
• Bake in 350 oven for 25-30 minutes or until a deep golden brown. When done, remove from oven and while still warm, brush with melted butter. Bread should be very light and sweet.

Steps:

• Boil the wine or grape juice until it's been reduced by half.
• Sweeten with honey and allow to cool.
• This should be a thick sweet syrup.

Steps:

• Slice into wedges then toast cinnamon raisin bread in oven 8 minutes or until golden brown on ungreased cookie sheet.
• While toast is in oven, combine mascarpone cheese and honey in small bowl. Also, in another bowl, begin to chop strawberries into small pieces, at least quarter the strawberry, then cut quarters in half. Chop fresh mint leaves and add to strawberry bowl.
• Remove toast from oven & lightly brush with melted butter. Coat with a layer of the mascarpone and honey mixture. Then top with the fresh strawberries and mint leaves.
• Serve immediately.
• ** If berries are bitter, you could stir in a dash or so of sugar. Also, for serving, you can drizzle with additional honey if desired **.

Steps:

• Cook the oats in 4 cups boiling water until they are just soft about 5-10 minute
• Stir in honey, salt, and wheat germ.
• Allow to cool to lukewarm.
• Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water and stir into oats with 3 cups of the wheat flour.
• Beat this sponge with wooden spoon for a few minutes.
• Cover bowl with tea towel.
• Let rise in warm, draft-free place for 1 hour or until doubled volume.
• Stir down sponge.
• Stir in raisins & remaining 3 cups wheat flour.
• Sprinkle 1 cup white flour over a flat surface and turn the dough out onto it.
• Sprinkle the second cup of white flour on top of the dough and carefully begin kneading.
• Knead for about 10 min or until smooth and elastic.
• Form into ball.
• Put in large, buttered bowl.
• Turn so it is evenly buttered.
• Cover with tea towel and put the dough away to rise for another hour or until doubled in volume.
• Punch down.
• Cut into 4 even parts.
• Form each into a loaf and place in 4 buttered medium-size pans.
• Cover with tea towels.
• Let rise for about ½ hour.
• Bake in preheated oven at 400F for 15 min, then turn heat down to 350F and bake for another 30-40 minute.