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Grandma Maenner’s Raisin Bread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 sticks of butter
5 lbs of flour
1 dozen eggs
3 cups of sugar
6 packages of dry yeast
1 ½ boxes of raisins
1 tbsp salt
2 cups of milk
1 cup shortening
Directions:
Directions:
1. Melt butter, shortening, and sugar in milk in a sauce pan.

2. Mix yeast in 1 cup of warm water to activate.

3. Mix eggs, salt and flour together in a large bowl.

4. Add milk mixture and yeast alternating to flour. Then add raisins.

5. Knead and add flour as needed.

6. Place dough in oiled bowl, place bowl in a warm place, and let dough rise until doubled in size.

7. Remove the dough and divide into 8 loaves. Shape dough and place in greased loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled in size.

8. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8 loaves
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
8 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Great Grandma Maenner did not have a written recipe for this bread. Grandma Altizer talked her through the process and wrote down the recipe. The measurements are rough estimates. We had this bread every year on Christmas Eve with slices of ham when we went to Baltimore to visit. Seems like Granddaddy Dix would get lost every time we went to Baltimore; it just became part of the trip to find our way to Grandma Maenner’s house near the harbor.

 

 

 

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