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!
What a great way to teach my grandchildren AND have sweet quality time! We love baking and this would be such a treat!
This bread looks so good, and thank you for all of the videos you make. I’d love to win!
Would love to win this giveaway! I recently found out that my great grandfather loved to bake bread and I feel close to him whenever I bake!
Hi, Zoe! I love your baking tips. They help a lot! The way you cook and how you expose this to us inspire me to try do bake more. Thank you!
This bread looks absolutely yummo!!
Zoe I have two of your books (Artisan Bread in 5 and the Holiday Bread in 5) and they are amazing! Love your recipes!
Thank you for the recipes and techniques! I love watching you bake! Happy Bd by the way!
Oh…how i want EVERYTHING ♀️
Can you also add sweet things like chocolate or jams to the bread before you bake it, or are those things too heavy?
The crunch sound it makes when you cut the bread is sexy! I love baking bread but it always felt like a huge process. This looks much more doable!
Gorgeous, so festive!
I’m obsessed with the cloche! I’ve never seen anything like it and all I want is to have it in my kitchens arsenal. Thank you for sharing!
Love your website with all fantastic recipes! One better than the next
And who can resist bread… mmm… the smell, with butter
Bread looks amazing
You already know how much I adore you and your baking!
This baking boule is everything! Such a perfect giveaway!
Happy birthday from a long, longtime fan! Have bought and gifted all the Abin5 books except the holiday one. Love your voice in each of them, and here on your corner of the internet. Cheers to many more healthy, happy, sweet years!
This bread sounds amazing and I definitely need to try and make it. Also, this giveaway sounds like a dream! Would love to win 🙂
Baking bread in Minnesota is therapeutic. Have your book and it makes bread making happen more often in my kitchen.
I’m ready to bake!
This cloche makes it so easy to put bread in! And also looks fantastic on table.
This bread looks amazing!
Bread making is therapy for me. I could really use some therapy in my life again these days! Love all of these tools.
What a lovely baking set and some beautiful (and tasty) looking bread!!
i’m so excited to try this!