Growing up my parents would purchase Cinnamon Raisin Bread on grocery shop day as a special treat. We all loved to toast it, spread on the butter and just enjoy. Usually with a cup of tea. But, we never did try making our own version and that small, purple bag would be empty in no time. So I thought it was high time we shared a delicious Cinnamon Raisin Bread recipe and gave it a whirl. This particular one came from Kathy’s kitchen. 
Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Ingredients and Directions (follow the steps):
Step One
- 1 & a 1/2 cups of boiling water
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 2 teaspoons of salt
Combine the above ingredients in a large bowl and let it cool.
Step Two
- 1 & a 1/2 cups of lukewarm water (not too warm, you’ll kill the yeast)
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of fast rising yeast
Dissolve the water and sugar in a small bowl. Sprinkle the yeast on top and let it sit.
Step Three
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 6-7 cups of unbleached white flour
1) Mix the beaten eggs into the first mixture from Step One, once it has cooled to room temperature.
2) Next add 1 cup of flour to this mixture and stir well.
3) Now add the yeast mixture from Step Two to the bowl and stir to combine.
4) Gradually add the remaining flour, one cup at a time, stirring until the dough is too hard to combine in the bowl. Then prepare a hard surface, like a cutting board or counter top, by spreading a good layer of flour on it. Keep the flour handy to make sure your hard surface does not become stick. Dump the dough on the surface and knead by hand until your dough is smooth and pliable, for about ten minutes.
5) Put your dough into a well greased bowl, cover it with a clean dish cloth and then place it in a warm area to rise.
6) Allow your dough to rise until it has doubled in size and than push it down. It will take approximately 35-40 minutes to rise. Once you have you pushed the dough back down into the bowl, repeat the process once.
7) Preheat your oven to 350 F and grease the pan.
Step Four
- 2 tablespoons of butter, melted
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/3 cup of raisins
1) Roll out two cups of dough almost the shape of a pizza. It should be about an 1 & 1/2 inches thick.
2) Spread the melted butter over the dough, thinly, but making sure to reach the edges. Next, sprinkle the brown sugar, then the cinnamon and then the raisins..
3) Roll up the dough length-wise to make a loaf or even a log shape (depending on how long your dough is.) Place the rolled up dough in your greased pan, cover it with the dish towel and let it rise until it has doubled.
4) When it is ready, place in the oven at 350 F and bake until it is golden brown (approximately 15 to 20 minutes.) Remove from the oven once it is done, slice and serve! Enjoy!
You can always add in other things to make this yummy Cinnamon Raisin Bread your own. Maybe sprinkle on some crushed pecans or walnuts to add texture or even a cran-raisin for an exciting new flavour! Looking for another sweet bread recipe to try out? Check out the recipe for Chocolate Chip Quick Bread from The Bewitchin Kitchen!
Have you ever made bread before? Will you be giving this easy recipe for Cinnamon Raisin Bread a try? Let us know if you do!
FT&PD
Suz
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This bread looks really delicious. I have been looking for a good recipe for cinamon bread. Thank you.
Oh wow this sounds so good, I love raisin bread, I am going to have to give this a try, sounds easy enough!
Thanks for sharing Suzanne,this is my favorite at breakfast with a hot cup of tea.
This looks fantastic. Thanks for the great recipe. I am planning on making this this weekend.
Oh yum, I haven’t had cinnamon raisin bread in forever. Thanks for posting!
Looks delicious! I will need to try this recipe!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. Turned out great.
Sounds like a yummy snack/treat.
I haven’t made bread of any kind in ages, well tea breads and tea biscuits excluded. I did wonder, however if one could use whole wheat flour here or even half and half? It seems to me that cinnamon/raisin bread is darker but that could just be the cinnamon that makes it appear darker. Thanks for sharing this, Suzanne. Definitely one to bring me back to making bread!
I love anything cinnamon, but I’d have to leave out the raisins bcz I do not like them!
I can smell this just looking at the photo. I will pass the recipe along because I’m a disaster in the kitchen lol
oooo delicious!! this would be a perfect combo with my coffee!
Your raisin bread looks awesome! Thank you for sharing so that I can it give it a try.
My son would like this, but I’m not a fan of cinnamon myself.
Cinnamon is not for everyone, that’s for sure. I wonder if there is another spice you could switch it up for?
Thanks for the great step by step! My daughter loves baking and having clear directions really helps her. We will give this one a go!
Happy to share! I am glad the step by step is useful to someone. I sometimes wonder if I am sharing to much detail. But you are right. My kids do benifit from the photos and steps, and heck, so do I!
Thank you for sharing this receipe. It is a hit with my family.
I don’t eat cinnamon raisin bread myself but my family loves it. It’s the raisins that I don’t like but this recipe looks delicious!
I love cinnamon bread, going to give this recipe a try on a cool rainy day.
Looks delicious, thank you for sharing!
I love this recipe, thanks for sharing.
I like how you put the steps in order with good pictures. Helps make it easier.
I love making bread and this cinnamon bread looks so delicious
This looks really good. My family would love this bread.
I love cinnamon bread with raisins in it. I usually purchase it but I might try this recipe one day and make my own. Hopefully it won’t turn to a brick.
This really looks great.! We love cinnamon raisin bread. Thanks for sharing and I have pinned this to make. I’ll surprise my husband one day when he comes home from work….. it will fill the kitchen and whole house with a great aroma!!
This looks scrumptious! I’ve made bread many times, but have never tried cinnamon bread. Definitely on my to-do list!
I like to make bread and will be trying this recipe
Not a fan of raisins, but I’d eat this, just put more cinnamon in it
Thanks for the recipe. I made this and it turned out great. Even shared a loaf with our neighbours.
I used to make cinnamon raisin bread when my children were young. I will have to give this recipe a try and let you know how it turned out. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love homemade bread.
I agree Deborah; homemade is almost always the best. But please do share if you make this recipe. I would love to know how it turns out!
Oh, this looks so good – gotta try it! Thanks for sharing
that looks super tasty
I was just talking about raisin bread the other day. This looks really good.
I’ve never tried making bread like this but it looks delicious
I love how you have the recipe all written out in steps and with photos, makes it so much easier for a bread making newbie like me! Cinnamon raisin is so tasty.
Yum, I would like this most in the fall, curled up with a cup of coffee & my blanket!
I usually use my bread maker but will try this
Thanks for the step by step instructions not the best baker but this would help me a lot.
My granddaughter made this again yesterday and she did a great job. Practice makes perfect!
This looks so yummy! This is definitely a recipe that I have to try.
I love making bread this looks amazing
Love this for breakfast !
This looks delicious! I had a good recipe and when my beadmaker broke years ago, I didn’t keep the booklet with recipes. I so regret it.
If there is any of this bread leftover it would make great french toast as well!!
I love cinnamon raisin bread.
Looks delicious, I haven’t had cinnamon raisin bread in along time. Thanks for sharing.
Such a delicious recipe ,thanks for sharing!
for my next baking project – thanks for the idea.
This would be awesome to have with my coffee this morning
This looks so good, It’s been so long since I had raison bread.