Ingredients
- 2 cups bread flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, plus more for brushing
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons instant dry yeast
- Cooking spray
- 2/3 cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
Directions
Make the dough.
Measure out 1 1/4 cups very warm water and check the temperature; it should be 120 degrees F to 130 degrees F. Combine both flours, the dry milk, egg, canola oil, honey, salt, yeast and warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Mix 3 minutes on the lowest setting, then increase to the next highest setting and mix 5 more minutes. The dough should be soft and sticky.
Let it rise.
Transfer the dough to a large bowl coated with cooking spray. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough has nearly doubled in size, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.
Soak the raisins.
Dry raisins will rob moisture from the bread, so soak them first in boiling water until plump, about 30 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
Fold the dough.
Transfer the dough to a floured work surface. Picture it as a loose square. Lift up one side of the dough and fold about one-third of it across; press down on the dough with spread fingers to remove any air bubbles. Repeat with the remaining 3 sides of the dough.
Add the filling.
Mist two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray. Divide the dough in half; roll out each half into an 8-inch square. Brush each square with canola oil, then sprinkle with the cinnamon (it's high in antioxidants!), brown sugar and raisins.
Form the loaves.
Roll up each square of dough into a tight cylinder; place seam-side down in the prepared pans. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough fills the pans and springs back when touched, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.
Bake the bread.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Brush the loaves with canola oil and bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the pans and transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Photograph by David Land

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By gmustoe_7167552
Westford, MA
on October 20, 2012
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Easy recipe - it did take longer than expected to rise - but worth the wait! I used a bit more brown sugar for a sweeter flavor in the middle. Good things come to those who wait, right?
Thanks Ellie!
By kourtneyrose
on January 24, 2012
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Followed the recipe to a T and it turned out perfect. It was absolutely delicious. My only comment was that it took alot longer than the 1 1/2 hours after the dough was placed in the pans to rise. More like 2 1/2 hours. Other than that awesome!
By teenfoodie
on January 02, 2012
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My first-ever bread to make. It was so yummy!!!! I added cinnamon to the dough and didn't put in raisins. It turned out delicious and tasted great even a few days after I made it. Will definetly make again!
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