Cinnamon and Raisin Brown Bread

• 3 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup of jumbo raisins
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 2 tablespoons honey

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, the salt, the baking soda, the baking powder, cinnamon and raisins. In a bowl whisk together the buttermilk, 3 tablespoons of the butter, and the honey, add the mixture to the flour mixture, and stir the dough until it is just combined. Turn the dough out into a buttered 9-inch ceramic or glass pie plate and with floured hands pat it into a 7-inch round loaf. Brush the top with buttermilk, cut an X 1/4 inch deep across the top, and bake the bread in the middle of a preheated 375°F. oven for 1 hour, or until it is golden and sounds hollow when the bottom is tapped.

Makes 1 loaf. Gourmet, October 1991