Best 13 Raisin Loaf Recipes

RAISIN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Place butter, sugar, and 1 egg in large bowl. Beat well. Beat in second egg. Stir in milk and vanilla.
• In another bowl measure in flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in raisins. Pour all at once into batter. Stir to moisten only. Spoon into greased loaf pan.
• Bake in 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 1 hour or until it tests done. Cool 10 minutes. Turn out of pan. Cool on rack. Wrap to store. Allow to ripen a day or two to improve flavor. Serve buttered.

APRICOT RAISIN LOAF

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in apricots, raisins, nuts, and rind.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter or margarine, sugar, and 1 egg until smooth. Beat in second egg. Blend in orange juice. Pour in flour mixture all at once, and stir just to moisten. Scrape into greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until it tests done. Let stand 10 minutes, and then remove loaf from pan.
• Stir apricot jam and water together, and heat. Put through strainer. Spoon glaze over hot loaf. Cool on wire rack.

CHERRY AND RAISIN LOAF

Steps:

• Place the milk, butter, brown sugar, egg, salt, cinnamon, yeast and bread flour into the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the white bread cycle. About 5 minutes before the end of the mixing process, add the raisins and cherries. If your bread machine has a fruit setting, use that.

RICH RAISIN AND CRANBERRY LOAF (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• 1. OPTIONAL: I like to soak raisins/cranberries in hot water until soft. This will make them plumper and softer and keep fruit on outside of loaf from burning. If you prefer not to do this, mix dried fruit w/ pinch of flour and toss. This will keep fruit from sticking together.
• 2. Place ingredients, in order listed, in bread pan. Select loaf size (2 LB) and crust preference. I use a light setting for a tender loaf. Choose sweet bread program and start bread maker.
• 3. Add fruit when mix-in tone sounds or when appropriate for your maker. When cycle is complete, remove bread from pan to wire rack to cool completely prior to slicing. Take a whiff of that heavenly yeasty cinnamon fragrance and ENJOY!

WALNUT RAISIN LOAF (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Measure all ingredients except raisins and walnuts into baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Insert pan into the oven.
• Select Sweet Cycle.
• Add raisins and walnuts at the "add ingredient" signal.
• When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a wire rack.
• Let cool to room temperature before slicing.

APPLESAUCE RAISIN LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• 2. grease loaf pan
• 3. combine applesauce and baking soda in small bowl--set side.(this mixture sizzles and foams)
• 4. cream butter and sugar in large bowl
• 5. stir in egg, cinnamon, salt and cloves
• 6. blend in applesauce mix (this will appear to be curdled).
• 7. mix in flour slowly until mix is smooth.
• 8. fold in raisins and pour into greased pan
• 9. bake 65-70 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 munutes then invert onto cooling rack.

RUM RAISIN LOAF (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Measure all ingredients except raisins into baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Insert pan into the oven chamber.
• Select Sweet Cycle.
• Add raisins at the "add ingredient" signal.
• When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a wire rack.
• Let cool to room temperature before slicing.

APPLE NUT RAISIN LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan. (Can use the non-stick spray with flour added in)
• 2. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• 3. Mix chopped apple, nuts and raisins together in another bowl.
• 4. Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated; add vanilla extract.
• 5. Combine flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture.
• 6. Mix milk into batter until smooth. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the apple/nut/raisin mixture and half the brown sugar mixture. Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.
• 7. Pour the remaining batter over apple mixture layer; top with remaining apple mixture and brown sugar mixture. Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a finger or spoon.
• 8. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.

COFFEE RAISIN LOAF (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Measure all ingredients except raisins into baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Insert pan into the oven chamber.
• Select Sweet Cycle.
• Add the raisins at the "add ingredient" signal.
• When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a wire rack.
• Let cool to room temperature before slicing.

CARROT AND RAISIN LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F Grease a 8x4x2 inch loaf pan.
• 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
• 3. In a large mixing bowl, mix together oil, sugar, eggs, applesauce and vanilla.
• 4. Stir in carrots and raisins (if using).
• 5. Gently but thoroughly stir in flour mixture just until blended.
• 6. Spoon into prepared pan and bake about 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean
• 7. Cool on a rack for about 10 minutes and then remove from pan and cool completely

ROOT BEER RAISIN MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
• Mix ground beef with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a bowl; form mixture into a loaf and place into prepared baking dish.
• Bring root beer, raisins, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat and simmer until flavors have blended and raisins are plump, about 5 minutes. Pour raisin sauce over meat loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meat loaf is no longer pink inside and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes.

APPLE RUM RAISIN LOAF

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350F
• Combine flour, baking soda, salt, spices. Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• Beat in lemon rind.
• add half of flour mix, combining. the half of applesauce. Repeat until combined.
• Stir in raisins and diced apple.
• Pour into well greased 9 x 5 inch pan. Bake 1 hour and 5 minutes. Cool 10 min before turning out.
• Combine rum, water and raisins in a pot. Simmer over med heat gentle about 5 min.
• Applesauce: 4 apples, unpeeled, quartered and cored. 1/2 cup water. 1/4 cup sugar.

RAISIN PINWHEEL LOAF

Steps:

• For filling, combine the first five ingredients in a bowl; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk, sugar, egg yolks and lemon zest; mix well. Turn onto a floured surface; knead 12 times. Roll into a 12x8-in. rectangle. Spread filling to within 1 in. of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seams to seal and tuck ends under. Place, seam side down, on a greased baking sheet. Brush dough with cream and sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown (top with crack). Remove to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bread. To serve, cut into 1-in. slices.