Is it too late to save my still rising loaf of cinnamon raisin bread?
December 4, 2009 1:45 PM   Subscribe

Bread making help! I missed the 'beep' to add raisins to my cinnamon raisin bread. Is it too late?

I've got a loaf of cinnamon bread cooking. But it's supposed to be cinnamon raisin bread. I missed the beep to add them during the mixing cycle.

It's currently about half way through the first rising cycle. Anything I can do to to get them mixed in at this point without ruining the loaf?

Or is there any good way or recipe for taking it out after the first rise and turning it instead into cinnamon raisin swirl bread?

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posted by csimpkins to Food & Drink (4 answers total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 
Can you put them on top in a cool shape, like a Christmas tree?
posted by unixrat at 1:51 PM on December 4, 2009


Sure, you can do almost anything with it. I'd work them in between the first and second risings. Do it by hand, if the machine doesn't do enough kneading at that point.

Yeast dough is not easy to ruin.
posted by jon1270 at 1:53 PM on December 4, 2009


Oh. I would not actually mix them into the dough and bust up all the yeast pockets you've started forming. Rather, I'd pat it out into a large rectangle, dimple it a bit, spread with egg wash, cinnamon sugar, and then roll it up. Put it in loaf pans and let it go on its second rise as usual. Cinnamon swirl!
posted by peachfuzz at 1:57 PM on December 4, 2009


Here's a handy shaping guide for making cinnamon swirl bread if you feel inspired. Just sprinkle the raisins into the cinnamon sugar filling, proof it (cover with a dish towel and let it rise in a warm (68-80F) place for about an hour), and it's fine.

You might want to actually try making bread outside of the machine. It's not much more work, and I like the shape and texture of handmade loaves a bit better. That's not to say that you're wrong to make it in the machine, it's just a nice way to make bread.

Granted, I only make homemade bread every few months, so I think that says a lot about how motivated I am when I make it by hand.
posted by mccarty.tim at 2:18 PM on December 4, 2009


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