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!
Yum! That bread looks amazing!
I would ❤️ To win this utensil drawing!
This bread looks amazing. I’m a big fan of your cook books and this holiday will see me using a lot of the recipes from your book. You are amazing. Thank you for all your cooking expertise.
Yum! This bread looks delish. Can’t wait to try the recipe. Thanks Zoe!
I love all your bread recipes. I bought your holiday book last year, but would love to give as a gift for Christmas to my bread loving friend.
Please please please pick me!!
Love that it’s so simple and BEAUTIFUL!!
I haven’t made my own bread for several years now – time to start baking again!
Wow! This’s super fancy and you’re a fantastic baker Zoe! Keep inspiring junior bakers like me ☺️ Thanks for the recipe!
Look so delicious. I will definitely be making!
This is definitely going on my must try list!
I enter will full knowledge there is no way I can win, just because this package is so awesome. That cloche looks like magic.
Pretty looking bread you have there!! I would love to win this package because I bake bread (mostly sourdough) on almos t a weekly basis. Something about dipping my hand into flour/water/yeast makes me happy – they’re like my cheap therapist
This looks amazing!! This is definitely going to be on my must try list!
Zoë, I love your instagram tutorials and the always lovely music playing in the background. This giveaway is pretty special to me since my late father was a bread baker and I look to carry it on. That raisin pecan bread looks ahh-mazing! I live in the US and tagged my three bread loving folks on your insta post.
Happy birthday
This is such a great giveaway. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
This looks absolutely amazing! Baked to perfection.
This bread looks Devine! I’ve been wanting to try bread making again – tried some sourdough a while ago and it was a flop.
So inspiring. Now I want to bake.
What a beautiful gift package. Can’t wait to try this recipe….. my husband’s favourite is raisin bread
Happy Birthday! Happy Bread Day!
This looks amazing!
I love watching you bake everything on your Instagram stories and would love to try this bread!
Thank you for making such approachable recipes for breads and pastries and for being an amazingly bright spot of the internet.