Whole Wheat Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Bread

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Let me start out by saying that I’m not lying when I use the word Raisin in the title – I had to substitute raisins with dates while making this recipe on this particular day because of two reasons.

1. I have a child who hates raisins.

2. We were out of them (:

So as you can see this would work with any dried fruit you prefer (even dates) but for the sake of how it’s usually made, I’m sticking to the traditional ingredient of raisins as I list the ingredients.

I also used Hard Red Wheat in this recipe due to the extra flavors and spices that are in it.  The wheati-ness of the hard red did not over power the flavor of the whole loaf.

Ingredients…

• 1 1/2 Cups warm (100 degree) water
• 1 TBS Coconut oil (liquid state)
• 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon

• 3 1/2 Cups Freshly Milled Hard Red Wheat Flour
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 1/4 Cup Vital Wheat Gluten
• 1 1/2 tsp Active Instant Yeast (SAF)

• 1/4 Cup Thick Rolled Oats
• 1/2 Cup Raisins (or chopped dates or dried fruit of your choice)

• Extra Cinnamon from spice shaker

• 1 egg
• 1 tsp water
• 1 TBS Rolled Oats
• Cinnamon & Sugar in a Shaker

First things first.

Grind your Hard Red Winter Wheat in the Wondermill or Wondermill Jr. Deluxe.

Bread Machine Directions…

Place first nine ingredients into bread machine in the order given. Turn bread machine on to ‘dough only’ setting and wait for the ‘additions’ beep.  If you don’t have an ‘additions beep’ on your machine, set a timer for about half way through what the total dough making process is. For example: If your machine says total time is an hour and a half – set a timer for 45 minutes.

When timer or machine beeps – add raisins (or dried fruit) and thick rolled oats.

When the full ‘dough only’ cycle is finished, turn dough out on to greased board or counter top and flatten to remove all air bubbles.Then sprinkle a generous amount of cinnamon on the top.

Spread with your hand to make sure the entire top is coated with cinnamon.

Roll as you would a regular loaf and shape your bread.

Place into a prepared bread pan.  Mix egg and tsp of water with a whisk or fork and brush the top of the loaf (before it has risen).

Sprinkle with the TBS of rolled oats and a generous amount of your cinnamon & sugar mixture…

Once the loaf has risen to be about twice the size you started, bake at 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes until the top is tapped and makes a hollow sound.

I made mine in the new All American Sun Oven!