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 is it about the Platinum Red Star yeast that sets it apart as your go to yeast for bread baking? Thanks Zoe!
This would be so much fun to make for the Hollidays!! (And make bread making so much easier ❤️) also, happy belated birthday
This looks great!! Yum!
Oh wow! This is amazing! I love your recipes and I love making bread!
Can’t wait to try this recipe! recently made your blueberry bars and they were awesome!
Would (of course) absolutely love to win the giveaway!
I’m a newbie when it comes to bread baking! would love to learn more and better ways to bake me some bread. BTW. I’m a transplant to Minneapolis.. so.. pick me 😉
This bread looks amazing like all of your other recipes.
This looks absolutely delicious! Would love to try something like this with my “mother yeast”
This bread looks perfect for the holidays!
So making this to add to my bread recipes! Thanks for the great posts. Would love to win that cloche!
Bread in 5 was a gift from my kids. What a blessing! I am baking my way through it and have loved every recipe!
Sure do like watching the video of how you make your bread. It inspires me to turn on some Gypsy jazz and try baking dat der bread
Uffda, this giveaway is a dream!
That is so awesome! I grew up with my mom making bread all the time and now I do, but I’ve never heard of a bread cloche. I’m so intrigued. Now it’s on my wish list!!
My grandma has a thick accent and calls my fiancé Brett “Bread”! I would love to make him some homemade bread with all these goodies! The raisin bread looks especially delicious!
This looks amazing! I would love to learn the art of bread making.
This is divine. You are my salve after a busy day. I love seeing you create beauty in your kitchen with joyous music ringing through the house. Sign me up! This package would be the perfect gift to myself as my kitchen is my happy place! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Oh gosh that looks so so yummy! I absolutely love bread! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
I’ve been wanting to make bread and have been putting it off for YEARS. I don’t mind the process but feel I never have time. Thank you for always showing the fun in it and for offering tips to help us know we can make it- we can make time.
That Raisin Pecan Bread looks divine, Zoë! Perfect on a cold day with a warm beverage on the side.
What a terrific Giveaway! I have dabbled in bread making, but it’s my dream to perfect it. Maybe this will be the push I need
Thank you for sharing!!! I’ve been wanted to try my hand at homemade breads and this is perfect! Hoping to win!
This looks amazing! I love everything you produce and would enjoy making (and eating!) this one at home.
Thank you, Zoe! Looks so good! Very best, Jolene
This is making me want to bake more (I usually avoid it like nothing else;)