Orange Raisin whole wheat bread!

Ahh how i missed my bread last week. I was a bit tired and busy so did not make any bread. I missed snacking on them in the evening. Most breads i make these days are moist, dense, Healthy, filling and great for the stomach!

Also shamelessly displaying my pottery!:)

Ingredients:

• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons active yeast
• juice of one orange
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons orange zest( i added 1 teaspoon this time, and that wasnt enough)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 teaspoon melted butter

Directions:

1. Warm the milk and add yeast to it. Mix well and let stand for 10 minutes.
2. In a large pan ,add sugar, honey, salt, nutmeg and all purpose flour and mix well.
3. Add in the milk and mix well.
4. Add in the orange juice, raisins, zest and 1 cup whole wheat flour. Mix well.
5. Add in 1 cup flour at a time and knead into a soft dough. Use some water if necessary.
6. Place dough in a well oiled container, covered in a warm oven for about an hour.
7. Knead the dough again and make into a bread pan loaf.
8. Place dough in the bread pan. 
9. Place bread pan in warm oven with a container of boiling water for about 30 minutes.
10. Remove the pan of water.
11. Cover the bread pan with a disposable lasagna pan deep enough to have a couple of inches above the pan. (I found this tip on another baking blog, to trap the steam and get a great crust)
12. Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F for about 25 minutes. Remove lasagna pan after the first 10 mins.
13. Brush melted butter on top.
14. Cool on rack before slicing. 
15. Enjoy toasted as breakfast or evening snack!.