Let me tell you about this raisin pecan loaf that I baked from my book, New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (Breadin5). I made our big batch of the Master Recipe using Platinum Yeast from Red Star Yeast, then pulled off a piece of dough, rolled in some raisins and pecans using a French Rolling Pin from JK Adams, let it rest and scored the top with a super sharp Bread Knife from Shun Cutlery just before I baked it in an Emile Henry Cloche. Two days later I took out another piece of dough and rolled in olives and sharp VT cheddar. Five days later I grabbed yet another bit of dough, put it in a proofing basket and baked it as a pure and simple boule. If you have a bucket of dough on hand, you’ll have the base for all of these fantastic loaves.
Raisin Pecan Bread
Find the full recipe below. Want to know more about the equipment I use? My Amazon shop has it all.
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to a 1/2″ thick rectangle. Spread the raisins and pecans over the dough, roll it into a log, fold the log into a ball, then knead the dough a bit to distribute the raisins and pecans throughout the dough. Place the ball of dough on a piece of parchment, cover with a large bowl or plastic and let rise for about 90 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 500°F with the cloche in the oven. More on baking in a Cloche here. Sprinkle a bit of flour on the dough, score the bread with the knife and place in the preheated cloche.
Bake for 20 minutes, remove the cover of the cloche, turn down the oven to 450°F and continue baking for another 15 minutes or until deeply browned. Allow to cool completely before serving.
Slice and add butter!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs Master Dough from Breadin5
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup pecans
Instructions
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to a 1/2" thick rectangle. Spread the raisins and pecans over the dough, roll it into a log, fold the log into a ball, then knead the dough a bit to distribute the raisins and pecans throughout the dough. Place the ball of dough on a piece of parchment, cover with a large bowl or plastic and let rise for about 90 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 500°F with the cloche in the oven. More on baking in a Cloche here. Sprinkle a bit of flour on the dough, score the bread with the knife and place in the preheated cloche.
- Bake for 20 minutes, remove the cover of the cloche, turn down the oven to 450°F and continue baking for another 15 minutes or until deeply browned. Allow to cool completely (at least 1 hour) before serving.
**This post was sponsored by Emile Henry, Shun Cutlery, Red Star Yeast and JK Adams, but all the words and feelings are mine!
Love all your recipes and tutorials! Learned so much from you!
Emile Henry cloche looks awesome. Would love to bake with it.
You’re reigniting my interest in bread baking.
Would love to gift this for my sister! She loves bread and would love your method!
Received this book as a Thank You gift from a houseguest (I was making a failed batch of bread when she was visiting), and I have made two perfect loaves from my first batch of dough. Would love to be able to gift this to someone else! Gotta try this raisin pecan variation with some of my dough.
That bread looks absolutely delicious!
Wow this bread sounds amazing!! I would love to give this a shot!
Wow! What a wonderful prize package. I am just now getting into bread baking. Everything you bake is beautiful. You are such an inspiration.
I would love to win! Love your page.
Beautiful bread, I’ve never even heard of a bread cloche but I’ve been making bread in a pot for a few years. I would love to own one of these stylish clothes! Thanks for your instagram account, I love the demo videos you save to your stories Hugs!
I can’t wait to try this out! Looks sooo yummy
The cloche looks so great for baking.
So excited! I just ordered a container for my fridge to make bread! Love all of Zoe’s recipes they are so easy to recreate at home!
This bread looks so pretty!
Picking your book up either way! I love your work!
Happy belated birthday Zoe Bakes! Hoping you didn’t also need to bake your own cake. Everything you make looks absolutely devine!
i LOVE bread baking!! i hope i win 🙂
I love the beautiful photos and attention to detail you give to all your recipes! Would love to win 🙂
Yum!… the bread looks amazing! I would love to give baking a loaf a try! Haha, it wouldn’t hurt one bit if I were lucky enough to have any of those lovely items to help me compete accomplish it. Keeping my fingers crossed!
I love seeing all of your creations, they really inspire me! ❤️
Looking forward to baking this! Zoe, thank you for posting such great recipes and videos! Love your music choices too
This bread looks great! Excited to try it soon.
Yum! This bread looks devine! Raisins are the best! 🙂
That looks yummy!
Can’t wait to try this recipe! Thanks, Zoë, and happy belated!
Happy Birthday! Looks like a great birthday treat.