Amish Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup of unseasoned mashed potatoes
1/2 cup warm water
2 (1/4 ounce) packages instant yeast
7 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups raisins
FILLING
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup of melted butter or 1/2 cup margarine

Preparation

Scald the milk in saucepan.
Remove from flame and add sugar, salt, butter and mashed potatoes. Cool.
Dissolve yeast in the warm water in a seperate bowl; then add this to milk mixture. Add raisins and flour.
Let it rise in a nice warm place for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
Divide dough into 2 loaves.
Roll out on a lightly floured surface and spread half of the filling on each roll. Roll up as for jelly roll and pinch edges together .
Place in 2 greased 9x5 loaf pan and set in a warm place to rise for about an hour.
Bake in loaf pans at 350* for about 45-55 minutes sounds hollow when tapped.
Remove from oven and brush top with small amount of melted butter or margarine.
Let cool in pans 10-15 minutes and then invert onto cooling rack to cool completely.