Amish Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread

This is great toasted, or we like it also with chicken salad sandwiches..

Scald the milk in saucepan.

Remove from flame and add sugar , salt , butter and mashed potatoes.

Cool.

Dissolve yeast in the warm water in a seperate bowl.

Then add this to milk mixture.

Add raisins and flour.

Let it rise in a nice warm place for approximately 1 1 / 2 hours.

Divide dough into 2 loaves.

Roll out on a lightly floured surface and spread half of the filling on each roll.

Roll up as for jelly roll and pinch edges together.

Place in 2 greased 9x5 loaf pan and set in a warm place to rise for about an hour.

Bake in loaf pans at 350 for about 45-55 minutes sounds hollow when tapped.

Remove from oven and brush top with small amount of melted butter or margarine.

Let cool in pans 10-15 minutes and then invert onto cooling rack to cool completely.

milk, granulated sugar, salt, mashed potatoes, warm water, instant yeast, all-purpose flour, raisins, cinnamon, butter