🍞 Raisin the Bar – A Mini Raisin Bread Recipe for Your Panasonic Breadmaker

Welcome, fellow crumb crusaders, to another slice of homemade happiness. Today, we’re diving into the warm, cinnamon-scented world of raisin bread – the kind that makes your kitchen smell like a countryside B&B run by angels with rolling pins. And the best part? We're doing it in the Panasonic SD-PN100KXC Mini Breadmaker – because big flavours don’t need a big machine.

🧁 Why Raisin Bread?

Raisin bread is basically the show-off of the loaf world. It’s sweet but not smug, comforting without being clingy, and it gives you full permission to call toast “dessert” if you smother it in butter and pretend not to notice.

👩‍🍳 The Setup – Your Mini Breadmaker

Your Panasonic SD-PN100KXC might be mini, but it packs a yeasty punch. With just the right balance of kneading, resting, and baking, it turns a humble blob of floury goo into a majestic, fruit-studded crown of carbs.

Let’s fire her up.

🧺 The Ingredients

(This recipe makes one glorious 1 lb loaf – perfect for small kitchens, big appetites.)

Wet Team (first into the pan):

• 120 ml whole milk

• 1 tablespoon of beaten egg (roughly half a medium egg – yes, you’ll have leftover egg, welcome to baking)

• 15 g unsalted butter, softened

Dry Team (pile these on top):

• 200 g strong white bread flour

• 1.5 tablespoons (20 g) sugar

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional but makes it smell like Christmas at your nan’s)

The Diva (yeast, always wants top billing):

• ½ teaspoon dried active yeast (pop it in a well on top of the flour)

Raisins – The Headliners:

• 30 g raisins

• Soak them in hot water for 10 minutes then drain – keeps them plump and prevents moisture-theft from your dough

🕹️ The Breadmaker Settings

• Menu: Basic or Raisin Bread (if your model has it)

• Size: 1 lb (or 500 g)

• Crust: Medium is just right – not too blonde, not too burnt

• Add-in timing: Use the nut/fruit dispenser if you’ve got it; otherwise, wait for the beep and chuck 'em in manually.

⏱️ What to Expect

After about 3 hours, your kitchen will smell like a Victorian tearoom and you’ll have a piping hot raisin loaf that looks like it was handcrafted by a baker wearing braces and whistling Vera Lynn tunes.

🍽️ Serving Suggestions

Oh, the places this loaf will go…

🧈 Classic Toasted Heaven

Slice thick, toast golden, slather with salted butter. Watch grown adults cry with joy.

🍯 Honeyed Delight

Warm a slice, drizzle with honey, and serve with a smug smile.

🧀 Cream Cheese Power Move

Spread with cream cheese and sprinkle a dash of cinnamon. Congratulations, you’re now living your best brunch life.

🍞 French Toast Frenzy

Leftovers? Dip in egg, fry, and boom – you’re running a 5-star Airbnb in your own kitchen.

💬 Final Thoughts: Small Machine, Mighty Loaf

Raisin bread in the Panasonic SD-PN100KXC proves that size isn’t everything. It’s warm, sweet, and comforting – a loaf with personality, raisins with purpose, and a crust that practically begs to be toasted.

So give it a whirl, John. And when that glorious beep signals the end, take a bow – you’ve officially raisin’d your baking game.

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