Raisin Bread

Ingredients:

• warm milk 1 cup
• warm water 1/2 cup
• butter 1/4 cup
• sugar 1/4 cup
• active dry yeast 2 1/4 tsp
• All purpose flour 4 cups
• Kosher salt 1 1/2 tsp
• 2 large eggs
• oil to grease
• 1/2 cup golden raisin

Method:

• Mix the warm milk, water, butter, sugar, yeast until they dissolve. Leave it for 15 minutes  for the yeast to bloom.
• Add flour and salt to the liquid and mix with a spatula until mixed evenly.
• Knead them with both hands, with the back of your palm, until the dough becomes stretchy.
• Grease a big bowl with oil and transfer the dough to it. Cover the bowl with a damp kitchen towel or  cling film and let them rise for an hour or until the dough doubles in size.
• After the dough doubles in size, punch it down and knead again.
• In the end add the raisins to the dough and knead to mix them evenly.
• Divide the dough in two equal sizes.
• Take one dough and knead it to smooth it out. Gently give them an oblong shape and transfer it to a greased and lined loaf tin. Follow the same step with the next dough.
• Cover them again with a damp kitchen towel until they rise double in size. 
• Give them an egg wash before popping them inside the oven.
• Bake them in a pre-heated oven at 375F for about 30-35 minutes or until the bread has turned golden brown from outside. 
• Once baked take them outside the oven and let them cool down a bit before taking them out of the loaf tin. Cool them on a cooling rack until they come to room temperature before cutting.