Last Updated November 19, 2024 – Originally Posted November 23, 2014

The other day I was looking up a cycle time in the manual that came with one of my Zojirushi bread machines when I noticed something for the first time.  Do you see it?

How about now?

OK, here’s what I spotted . . .

Do you see how all the raisins are at the edge of the bread?  That’s what happens when you add the raisins at the add beep.  

When a recipe calls for raisins or other dried fruit to be added, I put them in at the beginning to avoid this problem. What I mean is, I add the raisins, dried fruit or whatever just after I’ve added the flour to the bread pan.

It works great!!

Check out the raisins in the above photo of banana raisin bread.  Lovely!