Just knead in the raisins, using any dough you like.

Ditto what "cloudy christine" said. If you are using a bread machine, however, make sure you wait until the end of the kneading time (add-in buzzer, if your machine has one) to add raisins. They tend to get pulvarized if you add them early.

Here's a good recipe for raisin bread. The potato and potato water makes this bread a good keeper. -Grainlady

IRISH FRECKLE BREAD
(makes 2 loaves)

1 lg. (1/2-pound) potato
1-1/2 c. water
5 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
2 pkgs. active dry yeast
1/3 c. sugar
1 t. salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted and cooled
1 c. dark seedless raisins or currants

1. Peel and quarter potato. Cook in water. Reserve water (1 c.) and mash potato. Cool liquid to 120°-130°F.

2. In large bowl, combine 1-1/2 c. flour, mashed potato, yeast, sugar, and salt. Beat in cooled cooking liquid until smooth.

3. Cover bowl loosely with a clean cloth (I prefer plastic wrap, or better yet a dough rising bucket) and let rise in a warm place until puffy - about 1-1/2 hours.

4. Stir down batter, then add eggs, melted butter, and raisins. Gradually beat in more flour, 1/2 c. at a time, until a soft dough forms. Knead dough until smooth, about 10 minutes.

5. Grease two 8-1/2x4-1/2-inch loaf pans. Divide dough in half and form into balls; let rest 5 minutes. Pat balls into ovals and place in greased loaf pans. Cover pans loosely with clean cloths (I prefer plastic wrap sprayed with Pam) and let rise 45 minutes OR until dough reaches tops of pans. Heat oven to 375°F.

6. When oven comes to temperature, bake the loaves 35 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on top. Remove loaves from pans and cool on a wire rack.

Grainlady

DH has been not to subtly hinting that he would like some raisin bread, this is the first recipe I have seen that I like.

Thanks for posting :)

ohiomom - It's not the lottery, but I hope the bread recipe is a winner for you. It's one of the few yeast bread recipes my daughter uses. She makes it without raisins when she wants plain white bread. It's a little on the sweet side. -Grainlady

I always make sure there is at least 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon in my raisin bread....kneaded into the dough.
Linda C

Ronnie in the Phillipines, I emailed you the recipe...hope you can read it!