Raisin Bran Bread

By barbsjustagirl

A nutritious quick bread which has a hearty wholegrain flavor similar to an old favorite - raisin and bran muffins. To freeze and serve quickly for breakfast, slice loaf, wrap securely and freeze. Then, for a convenient hot breakfast treat, remove single frozen slice and toast.

Ingredients

• Crunch Topping:
• 1/3 cup Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned), uncooked
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
• Bread:
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned), uncooked
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup unprocessed bran or 100% bran cereal
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1-1/4 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 to 1 -1/2 cups raisins

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Crunch topping:
Combine all ingredients, mixing until crumbly.

Bread:
Grease bottom only of 9x5 loaf pan. Combine dry ingredients; add combined milk, eggs and oil, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in raisins; spoon into prepared pan. Sprinkle crunch topping over batter; bake in preheated oven *325 F) about 1hour and 15-20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Slice to serve when thoroughly cooled.