Amish Cinnamon Raisin Bread

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I am not a huge raisin bread fan but if you cover anything in enough icing it eventually becomes good. And this Amish Cinnamon Raisin Bread is no exception.  Of course if you like raisins then this bread has a double dose of delight for you: raisins and icing. This is a loaf of delicious icing smothered raisin bread that I picked up at an Amish bakery Indiana.  This Indiana Amish settlement has its roots in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which is also where this recipe originates.  Doesn't this bread look amazing?

Raisins are popular in Amish kitchens. Raisins are an easy way to add a splash of sweetness of a recipe.  And raisins are usually something that can be easily found in Amish bulk food stores.  Which, by the way, for most of the Amish history in the USA grocery shopping was done and local Amish-owned bulk food type stores or small neighborhood markets. Only in recent years have the Amish ventured into more conventional supermarkets which have added to the changing menus in Amish homes. But raisins are a mainstay in small Amish markets.

Boxed or bagged raisins are found at most Amish bulk food stores and because they can be stored for a long, long time they are very versatile.  Raisin bread, raisin cookies, and just sprinkling raisins on cereal are favorite ways to use these shrivley snacks. Raisins are often packed in Amish school children’s lunches as a quick burst and bite of sweet flavor and around the holidays, raisins are found in many baked items.  This recipe is an old standby classic, perfect for a lazy Sunday morning or Christmas or Easter morning.  Slather it with some butter or cinnamon while it is warm and you have a slice of Heaven.  

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• 🍞 Amish Cinnamon Raisin Bread Ingredients
• 📋 Instructions
• 🍞 Other Amish Breads
• 🖨️ Cinnamon Raisin Bread

🍞 Amish Cinnamon Raisin Bread Ingredients

• 4½ to 5½ cups flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1½ teaspoon salt
• 1 pkg instant dry yeast
• ⅓ cup softened butter
• 2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup warm water
• 1½ cups raisins, plumped in hot water, then drained
• Cinnamon sugar (½ teaspoon cinnamon & ½ cup sugar)

📋 Instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix 1¼ cups flour, salt and instant yeast. Add butter and mix for one minute. Gradually add water. Stir vigorously. Scrape bowl and add 3 whole eggs, 1 egg white, ½ cup flour and ¼ cup sugar. Stir vigorously some more.
2. Stir in about 4 cups flour by hand (just enough to make a soft dough). Dough will be sticky. Add raisins and 3 tablespoons cinnamon sugar at this time. Reserve extra cinnamon sugar for other use.
3. Knead dough on a generously floured surface for 8-10 minutes. Place in oiled bowl, turn to coat with oil, cover with plastic wrap and a towel. Place in a warm, draft free place to rise for 1 to 1½ hours.
4. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Punch down dough and press flat to a 12″ x 8″ rectangle. Fold short ends in and roll up loaf starting on long side. Place seam side down on greased baking sheet. Return to warm place to rise for 1 hour.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. When cool, frost top of loaf with white buttercream icing.

🍞 Other Amish Breads

Amish Multigrain Bread

Amish White Bread

Montana Wheat Bread

🖨️ Cinnamon Raisin Bread