Lammas Raisin Bread Food

TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND SWEET MOLASSES RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Prep time: 10 minutes, mixing time: 10 minutes, rising time: 2 x 1/2 hour, baking time 30 minutes Method: 1 - Combine in large bowl: 8 cups flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, sea salt, raisins, cinnamon and ground cloves, mix together. 2 - In another bowl, add dry fast rising or traditional yeast with 1 cup warm water and 1/2 tbsp white sugar, let rise for a five minutes. 3 - In another bowl add 1 cup of warm water and 3/4 cup molasses mix together, then melt 1/4 cup butter in a glass bowl. 4 - When yeast is ready pour over flour mixture in bowl then start adding the warm water, butter, molasses and vanilla mixing all ingredients together with a spoon or kitchen aid until it thickens then keep adding flour to work dough together, add more water if need at this stage ONLY" this will be done with your hand. 5 - Knead dough, add more flour if necessary until dough is smooth , elastic and no longer sticky and you can hear cracking sounds of the dough when folding dough inward, keep working dough into a ball. 6 - When completed sprinkle some flour over the top. I always draw the sign of a cross a few times on top then cut the top of the dough like a cross then cover with parchment paper and big towel. "Crossing your bread is optional". 7 - Let rise in a warm place on your counter top until dough rises for 30 minutes then knead it down for a couple of minutes. 8 - Repeat this step letting the dough rise again for another 30 minutes. 9 - After your dough rises " DON'T DEFLATE DOUGH" and cut in pieces forming it inwards into a ball, placing dough in bread pans, place three buns in each pan. 10 - Makes 3 loafs of bread keep covered and in a warm place until bread rises half the size you started with or just 30 minutes. Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees F, bake bread for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown or depending on your oven, when bread is baked take out of your pans and place them out on a cooling rack. BAKING TIPS: Sweet bread don't rise the same as white bread and it's a little heavier but ever so good. Grease bread with butter then cover with parchment paper and towel to soften tops. Don't deflate the dough on its last rising because you need the air to stay in dough when folding them into balls. Sweet Molasses & Raisin Bread (One Loaf only) Recipe: Ingredients: 2 3/4 Cups White or Wheat flour. 1 1/2 Tsp yeast 1 1/2 Tsp melted butter, or Margarine Pinch Sea salt 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar 1 Cup warm water. 1/4 Cup molasses and pinch oil in bowl 1/4 Tsp vanilla 1 Tsp cinnamon 1/4 Tsp Ground Cloves 1/2 cup raisins ( more if liked ) 1/2 Tsp White Sugar Method: 1 - Combine in large bowl: 2 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar and salt and raisins, cinnamon, cloves,salt toss together. ( keep 1/4 cup flour to work the dough ) 2 - In another bowl, add dry fast rising yeast with 1/2 cup warm water and 1/2 tsp white sugar, stir together, Let rise for a five minutes. 3 - In another bowl add pinch oil then molasses, in another bowl add butter then melt. 4 - Pour yeast mixture over flour mixture in bowl then start adding the warm water and butter, molasses and vanilla mixing all ingredients together with a spoon or your hand until it thickens then keep adding flour to work dough together,add more water if need. This will be done with your hand. 5 - Knead dough, add more flour if necessary until dough is smooth , elastic and no longer sticky and you can hear cracking of the dough when folding dough. Keep working dough into a ball. 6 - When completed sprinkle some flour over the top. I always draw the sign of a cross a few times on top then cut the top of the dough like a cross then cover with wax paper or parchment paper and a towel. Crossing your bread is optional. 7 - Let rise in a warm place until dough rises for half an hour then knead it down. 8 - Repeat this step letting the dough rise again for another 1/2 hour. 9 - After your dough rises cut in pieces forming it inwards into a ball, then put in your bread pan. Make one loaf. 10 - Makes 1 loaf of bread keep covered and in a warm place until bread rises half the size you started with. FOLLOW BAKING TIME AT THE TIME.

WORLD'S BEST CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD (NOT BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a small sauce pan on the stove until it just starts to bubble, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Let cool until lukewarm, about 120-125 degrees.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside until yeast is frothy, about 10 minutes or so (make sure your water is at the correct temperature or the yeast won't activate.) Then mix in eggs, sugar, butter salt and raisins (stir in the cooled milk slowly so you don't cook the eggs.) Add the flour gradually to make a stiff dough.
• Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for a few minutes until smooth.
• Place in a large, buttered, mixing bowl and turn to grease the surface of the dough.
• Cover with a warm, damp cloth and let rise (I like to let my bread rise in the oven with the light on. It has just the right amount of heat and keeps the bread out of drafts.) Allow to rise until doubled, usually about 1 1/2 hours.
• Roll out on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle 1/2 inch thick.
• Moisten the dough with 2 tablespoons milk and rub all over the dough with your hands.
• Mix together 1 cup of sugar and 3 tablespoons cinnamon and sprinkle mixture evenly on top of the moistened dough.
• Roll up tightly (the long way).
• The roll should be about 3 inches in diameter.
• Cut into thirds, and tuck under ends and pinch bottom together.
• Place loaves into well greased (you can use Crisco or butter for this) 9 x 5 inch pans and lightly grease tops of loaves.
• Let rise in warm place, uncovered, again for about an hour.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until loaves are lightly browned and sound hollow when tapped.
• Remove from oven and let cool on rack.
• Take melted butter and spread over tops of loaves.
• After about 20 minutes, lay loaves on their sides and remove from pans.
• Allow to cool before slicing.

ROAST RACK OF LAMB WITH ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Mix garlic, herbs, salt, pepper and bread crumbs together in a small bowl. Rub mixture into rack of lamb. Cover bones with foil and roast lamb in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes for medium rare meat, or longer if desired. Let meat rest for 10 minutes before carving. Serve with Rosemary sauce.
• Bring vegetable stock to a boil over medium high heat. Add rosemary. Reduce heat and simmer reducing liquid to 1/4 cup. Add demi-glace and simmer for 2 minutes. Dissolve the cornstarch in the port. Add to the simmering sauce, stirring until thickened. Serve under and on the side of lamb.

HOMEMADE CINNAMON-RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the bread flour, rice flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the warm water and yeast. Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes until foamy.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar at medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in the yeast mixture. With the machine running on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture until a ball of dough forms. Remove the paddle attachment and attach a dough hook. (If a dough hook attachment isn't available, the dough can also be kneaded by hand for 15 minutes on a lightly floured work surface.) Mix on medium-low speed for 10 minutes (scraping the sides of the bowl, if necessary). Add the walnuts and raisins and continue to mix until the dough is smooth and springs back when pushed with a finger, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in a draft-free area at room temperature (about 85 degrees F) until the dough has puffed slightly, about 2 hours.
• Butter and flour the inside and outer rim of an 8 1/4 by 4 1/2-inch nonstick loaf pan. Punch the center of the dough to deflate it. Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface and knead for 3 minutes. Form the dough into an 8 by 4-inch rectangle and place in the prepared loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise in a draft-free area at room temperature until the dough rises about 2 inches above the top of the pan, about 2 hours.
• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove the plastic wrap and bake the loaf until golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove the loaf from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Wrap well in plastic and store at room temperature for 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month.

GRANDMA'S RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Place raisins and 2 cups water in sauce pan and bring to boil for five minutes.
• Remove from heat and add 1 cup cold water.
• Let cool until it is lukewarm.
• Cream together sugar and shortening, then add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and baking soda. Mix well.
• Add raisins and flour to dry mixture. Mix well.
• Bake in greased and floured cake pan for one hour at 350°F.
• Recipe is great as is or add some cream cheese frosting.