Raisin and Pecan Nut bread

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By Food24 November 03 2009
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Ingredients (12)

250.00 g raisins
150.00 ml water — hot
300.00 g pecan nuts — halved
560.00 ml bread flour
10.00 g fresh yeast
25.00 ml honey
700.00 ml bread flour
180.00 ml flour — wholewheat
15.00 g fresh yeast — or dried active yeast
80.00 g pecan nuts — crushed
30.00 ml sunflower oil
12.00 ml salt
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Method:

Filling: Soak the raisins in the hot water for 30 minutes or until soft and plump.Drain, reserving the water. Add enough lukewarm water to make up 500 ml.

Starter: Whisk together the flour, yeast, honey and the 500 ml raisin water and leave until the mixture begins to froth.

Bread: Mix the white bread flour, whole-wheat flour, yeast and crushed pecan nuts. Spoon 500 ml of this flour mixture on top of the starter, mix gently, cover and leave to ferment in a warm place for 1-4 hours.

Add the oil, salt and the rest of the flour mixture and knead until the mixture forms a soft, coarse dough. Cover and leave to rest for 20 minutes. Knead again for 7 minutes or until smooth and elastic and no longer sticking to the sides of the bowl.

Cover and leave to rise for 1-2 hours. Roll out the dough to make a rectangle and scatter the soaked raisins and pecan nuts on top. Shape into a ball and knead gently. Cover and leave for 1-2 hours until doubled in size.

Knock back the dough, shape it into a rectangle and give it one twist. Leave to rise again until doubled in size. Shape the dough into a long oval, put it on a greased baking sheet and leave in a warm place for an hour.

Meanwhile preheat the oven to 200°C. Bake the bread for 5 minutes, reduce the heat to 190°C and bake for
another 40-50 minutes. Serve with a cheese pâté.



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