Raisin bread

Raisin bread
Raisin bread with cinnamon sugar swirled in the dough
TypeSweet bread
Main ingredientsGrain, Raisins, Yeast[1]

Raisin bread or fruit bread (also known as fruit toast or raisin toast in New Zealand and Australia)[2] is a type of bread made with raisins and flavored with cinnamon. It is "usually a white flour or egg dough bread".[3] Aside from white flour, raisin bread is also made with other flours, such as all-purpose flour, oat flour, or whole wheat flour. Some recipes include honey, brown sugar, eggs, or butter.[4] Variations of the recipe include the addition of walnuts,[5] hazelnuts,[6] pecans[7] or, for a dessert, rum or whisky.[8][9]

Raisin bread is eaten in many different forms, including being served toasted for breakfast ("raisin toast") or made into sandwiches.[10] Some restaurants serve raisin bread with their cheeseboards.[11]

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  2. ^ "Fruit bread – Eat Well Recipe". NZ Herald. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Mark Bricklin, ed. (1994). Prevention Magazine's Nutrition Advisor: The Ultimate Guide to the Health-Boosting and Health-Harming Factors in Your Diet. Rodale. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-87596-225-2.
  4. ^ Mark Bricklin (August 15, 1994). Prevention Magazine's Nutrition Advisor: The Ultimate Guide to the Health-Boosting and Health-Harming Factors in Your Diet. Rodale. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-87596-225-2.
  5. ^ "Delia skims the goalpost". The Independent on Sunday. June 25, 2000.
  6. ^ Miers, Thomasina (December 15, 2007). "Party season's big dippers". The Times.
  7. ^ Richardson, Belinda (June 25, 2005). "'We could be in the lounge bar of an ocean-going liner'". The Daily Telegraph.
  8. ^ "10 top spots near the shops". The Times. December 15, 2007.
  9. ^ Ferrier, Clare (September 13, 2008). "The Royal Oak, Brookland". The Daily Telegraph.
  10. ^ Hensperger, Beth (2000). The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook. Harvard Common Press. p. 449. ISBN 978-1-55832-156-4.
  11. ^ Mclean, Neil (June 27, 2004). "If this is a diet, count me in". The Sunday Times.