Vanilla Raisin Bread (ABM)

This would have been a 5 star review except for one thing, the directions are less that clear. If someone not very familiar with bread makers wanted to use this recipe it could be very problematic. I used the dough cycle and baked in the oven simply because I dislike the paddle holes in the bread. That said I would use the basic bread setting because this isn't really a sweet bread. I used Splenda for the sugar and the 2 Tbsp gave a very well flavored bread but it not all that sweet. If you want to really taste sweetness add another 1-2 Tbsp of sugar (and then use the sweet setting). As to the remaining vanilla: I used the micro method before starting everything else and just left it snugly covered until wanted. Add the raisins at the "Additions" beep and remaining vanilla along with them, I had only about 1/2 a tsp at the most left in the bowl unabsorbed. Even with the 1 1/2 tsp of yeast I got a huge loaf, so big that I had to stuff the top part of the slices into the toaster which didn't make for beautiful toast,lol. So, with all of that said, this makes a great big loaf of delicious bread. It has excellent texture, is soft but slices very well indeed and keeps everyone wanting to come back for one more slice.

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This was great! Very moist and not overly light or overly dense. I did as Missy Wombat suggested and added an additional 1/4 cup of milk and had an equal mix of golden and regular raisins. Other than that, followed the recipe as written. I used the sweet bread and light crust settings. I don't know about other abms but mine chopped up the raisins quite a bit during the kneading.

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Delicious! Made the recipe exactly as posted, and it turned out great. However, there are two things that weren't clear: what to do with the vanilla essence still left after the soaking, and what crust setting to use. I ended up throwing the left-over essence away and for safety chose a light crust setting. (Just as well or the crust may have been way too dark.)

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I want to give this 4 1/2 stars. The taste is superb and it makes a good sized loaf that is evenly cooked. However I think the mix is a little dry given the appearance of the loaf. I would add that extra 1/4 cup of milk and tha would probably make the difference. However even at less than perfect this is a superb tasting bread. Definitely worth making again.

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