OATMEAL RAISIN BREAD – The Southern Lady Cooks

This Oatmeal Raisin Bread has a swirl of delicious brown sugar and spices in the center. It’s one of our favorite breads and it’s great with coffee!

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❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We love this style of quick bread, takes nothing to make and it’s delicious. Great for brunch with friends or afternoon coffee or tea. It has a wonderful flavor and it’s super versatile. Not a fan of raisins, that is okay.. leave them out. The bread will still be great, this is a recipe you will make over and over.

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

• All-purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Quick-cooking oats
• Salt
• White granulated sugar
• Eggs
• Buttermilk
• Sour cream
• Butter, melted
• Vanilla extract
• Raisins

Swirl and Glaze Ingredients:

• Brown sugar
• Ground cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Pecans or walnuts (optional)
• Powdered Sugar
• Milk
• Vanilla

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

This is an easy recipe to make and it doesn’t take a lot of time which is always a plus! Just make sure you have all of your ingredients out and organized before you start, that way you don’t forget to add any!

COOKING STEPS

Step 1
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, oats and salt. Cream sugar and eggs, add buttermilk, sour cream, melted butter and vanilla with mixer. 

Step 2
Combine with flour mixture and mix well. Fold in raisins. Pour batter in a sprayed 9X5 inch bread pan. 

Step 3
Spread the swirl mixture over the top and cut into the batter with a knife until swirled throughout the mixture. 

Step 4
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 65 to 70 minutes until center tests done. Add glaze.

Step 5
Whisk together and drizzle over cooled bread.

⭐TIP

Don’t like raisins, simply leave them out. Many have posted they have made this bread without it and thought it was fantastic. Also, if you love raisins, you can soak them in water to plump them up before you add them to the bread.

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STORING, REHEATING & SERVING SIZE

We store this bread in an airtight container and reheat in the microwave. It’s great at room temperature but it’s delicious heated up with a little butter. This makes about 8 servings.

Oatmeal Raisin Swirl Bread

Anne Walkup

This Oatmeal Raisin Swirl Bread is wonderful. It’s a quick bread and has a delicious swirl in the center that takes this bread to the next level. Delicious with coffee and perfect for brunch! Don’t forget the glaze.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course bread

Cuisine American

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 stick or 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup butter melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 to 1 cup raisins

Swirl Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup nut pieces pecans or walnuts (optional)

Topping or Glaze Ingredients

• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3 or 4 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, oats and salt. Cream sugar and eggs, add buttermilk, sour cream, melted butter and vanilla with mixer. Combine with flour mixture and mix well. Fold in raisins.

• Pour batter in a sprayed 9 x 5 inch bread pan. Spread the swirl mixture over the top and cut into the batter with a knife until swirled throughout the mixture. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 65 to 70 minutes until center tests done. Add glaze below.

Keyword Oatmeal Raisin Swirl Bread

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