Step 1

Oven Directions:If not using my bread mix, whisk these dry ingredients together in a large bowl: GF flours, milk powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Step 3

In the large mixing bowl of a stand mixer, stir together the wet ingredients: honey, liquid of choice (club soda/milk etc.), apple cider vinegar, oil, egg or replacer and vanilla extract.  Gradually add the dry ingredient mix in with the wet by pouring slowly into the wet bowl while mixing with the paddle attachment.

Step 5

Once incorporated, add the yeast granules and raisins; beat well for 1 – 2 more minutes.

Step 7

Scoop one quarter of the dough into an oiled bread pan (use a dark metal pan if you like a darker crust on your bread; lighter, shiny metal or glass if you like a light crust). Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture across the middle of the dough - try not to sprinkle to the edges of the pan. Cut through the cinnamon-sugar mixture with a knife to distribute the layer deeper into the dough (pictured above).

Step 9

Spread remaining dough on top and smooth with a rubber spatula.

Step 11

Cover with an oiled piece of wax paper or parchment.  Set the pan aside for at least 30 minutes in a warm place like an oven warming drawer or an oven preheated to 200º F then turned off.

Step 13

Remove the cover from the raised dough and transfer to a preheated convection oven set to 325º F or a preheated static oven set to 350º F.  Bake on the lowest oven rack.

Step 15

Cook for approximately 55 minutes, or until the crust is browning nicely and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean (internal temperature should reach 205º F). Remove to a cooling rack. When cooled for 15 minutes, gently remove from the loaf pan to finish cooling before slicing.

Step 17

Gluten Free Bread Machine Directions:Baking bread in a breadmaker is simple. There are 3 steps: liquids first; then dry ingredients; then yeast. Read more tips on breadmakers and gluten free breads in my article on using breadmachines.

Step 19

Bring all liquids to room temperature before adding to the machine, if possible.  Whisk together the yolks and whites before adding to the bread machine with the other liquids; alternatively, allow the flax seed meal to steep in water for 10 minutes before adding.

Step 21

Whisk together dry ingredients and add on top of liquids in the pan.  Make a small well with your finger in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the yeast.

Step 23

Select either the gluten-free bread setting on your machine, or the setting with only one rise cycle and no punch-down (2 lb loaf setting). Close the lid to the breadmaker and let it do the rest!

Step 25

You may want to check on the dough during the mix cycle to make sure the flour around the edges is incorporated. If it has not been mixed well, use a rubber spatula to help the edges and corners of the pan mix more thoroughly.

Step 27

Approximately five minutes prior to the end of the mixing cycle, a buzzer should sound on your machine, signaling that it is time to add any mix-ins like raisins.

Step 29

Sprinkle the raisins into the pan at this time. Each bread machine's cycle is slightly different, but you'll want to add the cinnamon-sugar mixture at the tail end of this add-in cycle. For the T-fal Bread Machine, for example, this cycle is just about 5 minutes long, so you'll add the cinnamon-sugar around 1:41 on the cycle clock (about the 4th out of 5 minutes after the add-in buzzer). The paddle will integrate this mixture into the bread, but the idea is that if it's added at the "last minute," it shouldn't mix it entirely into the bread, but leave a thread of cinnamon-sugar instead.

Step 31

(See the video for exact instructions for how to add cinnamon-sugar to get the best marbled look using a bread machine).

Step 33

Once the bake cycle is complete, test the temperature of the interior of the loaf before removing from the pan with a bread baking thermometer  – it should have reached approximately 200-205º F.  If it hasn’t yet reached that temperature, either add time to your bread machine as another bake cycle of 5-10 minutes, or simply put the pan into a regular oven at 350º F (static), testing the temperature again at five minute intervals.