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Pour your milk into a medium size saucepan.
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Add the soft butter and heat till the butter is melted.
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Pour the milk and the melted butter into a large bowl.
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Check the temperature of the milk.
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You want it to be between 100 and 110.
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Take your room temperature egg and brake it into a small bowl.
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With a fork, beat the egg and add it to the milk mixture.
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Add about 1 cup of flour and mix together with a wooden spoon.
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Add in the instant dry yeast and the ground cinnamon to the mixture.
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Using the wooden spoon beat till well blended.
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Add in the sugar and salt.
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Mix together.
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Add the rest of the flour and mix.
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Place dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough.
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Using the palm of your hands, push the dough away with a rolling motion.
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Fold the dough back toward yourself.
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Then give the dough a quarter turn.
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Continue this sequence of pushing, folding and turning.
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Knead the dough for about 6-8 minutes.
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Adding flour as you need it.
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After pour a little oil into a clean bowl.
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Place the kneaded dough into the bowl and give it a turn to coat all sides of the dough.
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Cover with plastic wrap and allow to bulk up to double it's size.
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This will take about 1 hour.
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After the dough has doubled in bulk, pour out onto a lightly floured surface.
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Flatten the dough and add the cranberries and the golden raisins.
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Knead the dough till the dried fruit is evenly spread throughout the dough.
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Shape the dough into a rectangle.
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Cut the dough with a sharp knife into three equal sizes.
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After you cut the dough into three equal parts.
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Cut each piece of dough in half again.
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Then cut each piece again in half.
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You should end up with 12 equal size pieces.
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Grease a 9 x 9 square pan.
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Roll each dough into a ball and place them into the pan 4 down 3 across.
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Cover the dough with plastic wrap once again.
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Allow to double in size.
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This will take about 1 hour.
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Place pan into a preheated 350F oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
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Or, till a thermometer is placed into the center of the bread in the middle and the temperature reads between 190 - 200.
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Remove from pan.
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While the bread is still hot brush with melted butter.
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As soon as you brush the melted butter on the top of the bread.
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Immediately tap a layer of powder sugar over the top with a sieve or sifter.
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Enjoy this wonderful bread.
