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Raisin Orange Bread

By: Eva Sue Jones 
"I've won many blue ribbons over the years with this recipe. No doubt my daughters will pass on the tradition and bake this bread for their own families."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (3)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 32 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 5 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • WALNUT GLAZE:
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, orange peel, yeast, salt and ginger. In a saucepan, heat milk, butter and water to 120 degrees F-130 degrees F. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on high for 3 minutes. Stir in raisins. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours.
  2. Punch dough down. Turn onto a floured surface; knead for 1 minute. Cover and let rest 15 minutes. Divide in half. Roll each portion into a 9-in. x 7-in. oval; fold in half lengthwise. Pinch edges to seal. Place in two greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pans. With a sharp knife, make three 1/4-in.-deep diagonal slashes across top of each loaf. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
  3. Bake at 375 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Cover loosely with foil after 20 minutes to prevent over browning. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. For glaze, combine the sugar, orange juice and butter until smooth. Stir in walnuts. Spread over loaves.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2011 by Nano   view full review
I LOVE this recipe!! I have made this several times and every time it has been awesome. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2010 by BRG   view full review
This recipes was a lot of work and the results were disappointing.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2007 by Rachel Powell   view full review
Delicious! I made it for Thanksgiving, my family loved it. Thanks for the great recipe.

 

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