This homemade raisin bread is soft, comforting, and filled with raisins and cinnamon. An easy bread machine recipe your whole family will love.
Last Updated on September 25, 2025 – Originally Published May 26, 2009
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Best.Raisin.Bread.Ever. ~ Leia
When I was growing up, Grandma, Mom and Aunt Linda all raved about raisin bread. So delicious! But when I tasted the store-bought version, I didn’t understand the fuss. It seemed dry, bland, and a little disappointing.
Everything changed the day I had homemade raisin bread! Suddenly, I understood what my family had been talking about all along. It’s a great comfort food that will make the entire house smell good as it bakes. If you haven’t had homemade raisin bread, you haven’t had raisin bread!
Raisin Facts
Okay, we all know that raisins are dried grapes and that they’re really tasty. But do you know just how nutritious raisins are?
The drying process makes raisins both nutrient and calorie dense. Raisins contain a fair amount of sugar in the form of fructose and glucose. An ounce of raisins contains about 85 calories.
For that 85 calories you’re also getting protein, dietary fiber as well as B vitamins. They’re low in sodium and contain no cholesterol.
Raisins bring a bit of old-fashioned goodness to every recipe they touch. Sweet, simple, and wholesome.
The Add Beep
For my Zojirushi Bread Machine, the raisins should be added at the “add” beep. However, this was the recipe that taught me to NOT use the add beep. I’ve discovered that this results in the raisins being around the edges of the loaf.
You can even see how the add beep doesn’t work on the cover of one of the Zojirushi bread machine manuals.
This photo was originally from the cover of a Zojirushi manual. Check out those raisins at the edge of the loaf!
So while I’m usually a stickler for following directions, here’s where I happily break the rules. I add the raisins right at the beginning, with the rest of the ingredients. That way, they’re kneaded in evenly.
Making Raisin Bread in the Bread Machine
This makes a two-pound loaf of bread. I used the basic setting with a medium crust.
Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first.
Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. Just pop the top of the bread machine and see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball. If it looks too dry, add water a teaspoon at a time until it comes together. If it looks too wet, sprinkle in flour a tablespoon at a time until the dough reaches that nice, balanced texture.
Raisin Bread Recipe – Two Pound Loaf
Again, this makes a two-pound loaf of bread. Use the basic setting with a medium crust.
1 ½ C. Water
4 ¼ C. Bread Flour
3 Tbsp. Sugar
2 Tbsp. Powdered Milk
1 ½ tsp. Salt
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 cup Raisins
2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
See below for metric measurements, as well as nutrition information, for this bread machine raisin bread recipe.
- 1 1/4 cup (295.74 ml) water
- 4 1/4 cups (531.25 g) bread flour
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 3 Tablespoons powdered milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup (145 g) raisins
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
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This makes a two-pound loaf of bread. I used the basic setting with a medium crust.
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Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first.
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Typically, you’d add the raisins at the add beep. However, I’ve found that the raisins are distributed more evenly if I add them at the beginning.
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Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. Just pop the top of the bread machine and see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball. If it looks too dry, add water a teaspoon at a time until it comes together. If it looks too wet, sprinkle in flour a tablespoon at a time until the dough reaches that nice, balanced texture
This recipe was developed and tested using US customary measurements. Metric measurements are calculated automatically.
Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
All information presented within this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on breadmachinediva.com should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate. I try to provide accurate information to the best of my ability; however these figures should still be considered estimates.
