Orange Nut Glazed Raisin Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. milk
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. soft butter
2 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water
5 1/4 to 5 3/4 c. sifted flour
2 eggs
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 1/2 c. raisins

Preparation

Scald milk, pour over salt, sugar and butter.
Blend and cool to lukewarm.
Sprinkle yeast on warm water, stir to dissolve.
Add to milk mixture with 2 1/2 cups flour.
Beat 2 minutes with electric mixer, then beat in eggs, orange peel, ginger, raisins and 1/2 cup flour.
Then mix in enough remaining flour, a little at a time with spoon.
Then use hands knead until smooth into a ball. Grease and let rise in warm place until doubled.
Punch down.
Let rise 15 minutes.
Make into 2 loaves.
Make 3 slashes in top.
Let raise not more than double.
Bake in moderate oven at 375\u00b0 for 40 to 50 minutes.
Cover with sheet of foil after 20 minutes if it browns too fast.
Remove loaves from pan.
Place on wire rack, spread Orange Glaze over them, then cool.