This sounds like a great recipe. Will run out and get the raisins today. mbmitchell brought back a great memory.....We lived in a two family house in the Bronx. My father's parents downstairs, my folks, big brother and me upstairs. Grandma was a great cook and baker. Some days on my way home from school I would get a "whiff" of something good a few houses from mine. By the time I hit the stoop (said I was from "da" Bronx) I would realize that Grandma made her bread. She too had the big, black buckets with the hand cranks. I'd walk into her kitchen to see all these loaves of bread covered with tea towels. She'd take one, slice the heel, spread some butter on it and give it to me. Better treat then candy or chips!!!!! I laugh when I get complimented on my homemade bread. I am fortunate to have a stand mixer and a Zo (the "magic box" my DH calls it.) I think of what it took for Grandma to make bread. It's a snap compared to her task. LOL Happy New Year to the wonderful staff at King Arthur, and all who read your blog. And a very happy new year to you, too - thanks for sharing your sweet memories... PJH

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