Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin Bread

One of my favorite smells is this bread baking in the oven.  Delicious!

Ingredients:

3 cups while wheat flour

2 cups white flour

4 1/2 teaspoons yeast (2 envelopes)

2 teaspoons salt

4 teaspoons sugar

1/4 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

2 cups milk

1/2 cup water

1 cup raisins

sprinkle of cornmeal

1. Microwave milk and water for 5 minutes on half power. While that's heating...

2. In mixer with dough hook, combine wheat flour, yeast, salt, sugar, baking soda, and cinnamon.  Mix until combined.

3. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.  Gradually add white flour and raisins.  I usually have to use a spatula to hand mix at the end.

4. Grease two loaf pans and sprinkle cornmeal in the bottom.  I use coconut oil to grease the pans.

5. Place dough in pans, cover pans with a clean kitchen towel and let rise for 45 minutes.

6. Bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees.  

Variations:  This recipe actually started as a plain English muffin bread.  To make it plain, substitute white flour for wheat and omit cinnamon and raisins.  I'd also like to try it with cheddar cheese and chives some time!