Raisins and Cornmeal Bread

I am a novice bread baker...to be more precise just in the kindergarten stages of bread baking. I had noted this recipe long time back and wanted to try it for ever... the end product turned out to be a very tasty bread liked by my biggest critics..who else..my daughter and husband... they enjoyed this in the breakfast with jam and nutella....

Ingredients:

Yellow Corn Meal - 1/2 cup
APF - 1 cup + 1/2 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Instant Yeast- 1 tsp
Milk - 1/2 cup ( Warm)
Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp

Raisins - 1/2 cup
Unsalted Butter - 1 tbsp + extra for brushing

Procedure :

• Mix Cornmeal with 1/4 cup water and let it sit for half an hour.
• In another bowl put in 1 cup of APF, yeast, sugar, salt and mix nicely.
• Add in soaked cornmeal, milk, raisins and butter. Start kneading.
• While kneading keep on adding the extra 1/2 cup of flour little by little so that the dough is not sticky and proper consistency is reached.
• In a clean working surface keep on kneading the dough for atleast 10 mins till the dough gets smooth.
• Keep the dough in an oiled bowl covered with cling film for atleast 90 mins or till double in size.
• After 90 mins take out the dough and punch it back..kneading again for 5 mins.
• Shape as desired as keep in the baking tray/ loaf pan greased with oil... let it sit for further 45 mins.
• Meanwhile pre-heat the oven to 220 degree C.
• Brush the top with some melted butter and score the loaf( make some cuts) so that it does not tear in the oven.
• Place the bread in the pre-heated oven and bake at 220 deg C for first 5 mins thereafter reducing the temperature to 180 degree C.
• It almost took 55 minutes in my oven. The outer crust should be brown and it should sound hollow when tapped.
• Allow to cool before slicing.

Sending this to Bread Baking Day ( BBD#36) hosted by girlichef.

Also sending this to Champa's Bake Off and Suma's Baking event.