Bread machine Cinnamon Raisin Bread

This turned out fantastic!!!  It didn't last long, that's for sure!

INGREDIENTS, add in order please.

1 cup warm water
3 Tbsp sugar
1 & 1/2 Tsp yeast

Allow this to sit in the bread machine pan for 10 minutes, yeast will become bubbly.  This is good!

Then add the following:
2 Tbsp butter or margarine (I used Olive Oil and it turned out great)
3 cups flour
1 & 1/2 tsp salt

Select basic setting and choose your crust color.  I chose light.

While this is mixing, toss 3/4 cup raisins in a bit of flour, this will keep them from clumping up in the bread machine.  I tossed 1 & 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon in with the raisins as well.

At the ADD NUTS/RAISIN'S beep (approx 20ish minutes into the kneading process), add your raisin/flour/cinnamon. 

Sit back and wait for it to bake! 

Let it cool on a wire rack, and let it cool before slicing or it will just crumble.

Easy and delicious!

Cranberry-Orange Muffins

INGREDIENTS

2 cups flour
3/4 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup cranberries (I used Craisins, it's all I had at the time)
1 egg  or egg replacer (I use 1/2 tsp baking powder & 2 tbsp water)
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup vegetable oil (any oil should work, I used grapeseed oil)
1 tsp grated orange rind


DIRECTIONS
Mix dry ingredients, then toss in cranberries.  Set bowl aside.
In other bowl, mix together remaining ingredients.  Pour wet ingredients into dry, stirring just enough to moisten.  Batter will be quite thick. 
Pour into greased muffin tins, about 3/4 full. 
Sprinkle a little bit of white sugar on the top of each muffin if desired.

Bake in a 400F oven for 15-20 minutes, or until tops are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.