November 17, 2009 in Recipes by Annacia
This will make an 8×4 inch loaf of pure delight. At least thats thats the folks here said. Use it as you would any raisin bread, the rum is very mild, in fact if you really want rummy raisin bread you can use all rum instead of the 50-50 mix with water that I use.
MAKES: 1 8×4 inch loaf
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (do not pack it down in the measuring cup)
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup rum, warm
- 1/4 cup water, warm
- 1 large egg
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, very soft (2 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup dark raisins
DIRECTIONS:
Place 1 1/2 cups flour in the bowl of your mixer.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the rum mix and the egg.
Stir the egg mixture into the flour.
Using the paddle, mix on the lowest speed for 2 minutes; stop the mixer and allow the dough to rest for ten minutes.
Add the butter, sugar and salt to the bowl along with the remaining 1/2 cup of flour and the yeast, mix on the lowest speed until combined; then mix on medium speed until the dough is smooth and elastic, about another 3 – 4 minutes.
Beat in the raisins on the lowest speed (if necessary, plump the raisins in hot water to soften, drain, pat dry and add).
Scrape the dough into a buttered bowl and turn the dough over so that the top is buttered.
Cover with a clean towel and allow to rise till doubled in a draft free place, about an hour.
Meanwhile butter a loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment.
After the dough is risen, scrape it onto a floured board and shape it into a loaf.
Tuck in the ends and lay the loaf in the pan, seam side down.
Again cover the loaf with the towel and allow to rise in a draft free place and allow the loaf to rise till doubled, about an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
When the loaf has completely risen, place on a rack in the middle of the oven and bake until the bread is a deep golden color about 30 minutes.
Turn it out of the pan onto a rack and cool.
Tags: holiday raisin bread, homemade rum raisin bread, raisin bread, rum raisin bread
