bread-grapenuts

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons wheat germ, for dusting the pan
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups grape nuts cereal plus additional for sprinkling on top of loaf
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

preheat the oven to 350

butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan, dust with the wheat germ and set aside.

in a medium saucepan, combine the raisins, milk, honey, sugar and butter. bring to a boil over medium heat. pour over 1 1/2 cups of the cereal in a large bowl. let cool 15 minutes. sift the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt directly into the bowl; add the remaining 1/2 cup of cereal, eggs and vanilla. stir with a heavy wooden spoon until just blended.

spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. sprinkle with the remaining cereal.

bake about an hour.