This makes a two-pound loaf of bread. I used the basic setting with a medium crust.
Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first.
Typically, you'd add the raisins at the add beep. However, I've found that the raisins are distributed more evenly if I add them at the beginning.
Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. Just pop the top of the bread machine and see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball. If it looks too dry, add water a teaspoon at a time until it comes together. If it looks too wet, sprinkle in flour a tablespoon at a time until the dough reaches that nice, balanced texture
Notes
This is a recipe for a two-pound machine. Use the basic setting with a medium crust.
This recipe was developed and tested using US customary measurements. Metric measurements are calculated automatically.