Step #1 Follow directions of your bread machine for order to add wet & dry.
Step #2 Mix first five ingredients (the dry) In a large-ish bowl & then put in the bread machine (mine loads dry first).
Step #3 Mix next three ingredients (the wet) & add to bread machine.
Step #4 Load the yeast (my machine has a dropdown for yeast - if yours does not, simply mix yeast in with the dry ingredients).
Step #5 Process on "dough, raisin" & add last four ingredients when the bell sounds (if no "raisin" option add these ingredients halfway through last mixing in your machine.
Step #6 ***may be made by hand using same ingredients, kneading to a nice elasticity, then kneading an extra 10 mins, allowing to rise warm & cover for 90 mins, then proceding as below.
Step #7 ******.
Step #8 Divide dough into 2 portions, slash tops several times with a razor-sharp knife.
Step #9 Allow to rise 30 mins.
Step #10 I like to brush the tops with heavy cream before making the sllashes - entirely up to you.
Step #11 Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Step #12 Bake 35 - 40 mins - until clean knife inserted to center comes out clean & they sound hollow when tapped on bottom.