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!
Happy belated birthday, Zoë!
Thank you for the chance at this lovely giveaway. I’ve really gotten into baking over the past 18 months and these are all items that I do not own and could make very good use of every week.
This bread looks amazing. Thanks for the opportunity to win this awesome prize package.
I have a total homemade bread addiction, and now come to think about it, a new addiction develops every time you post something I haven’t tried yet. Love your site, and you instastories. Thank you for this content, and happy belated!!
This looks delicious! I love the recipes in your cookbooks. They’re wonderful!
Your videos are the first thing I turn to whenever I think of baking ( which is daily occurrence )
Happy belated birthday!!! Im a novice Baker and im always looking for new products to help me improve my bread game, id love to try any of these!
Such a beautiful (and yummy sounding) loaf of bread! I love pecans and raisins!!
Looks so good!
You are amazing and such an inspiration! I follow you on Instagram and love everything you made I wish I can bake like you someday!
I love watching you bake! There is such joy and fun in all of it!!! Even your hands move with that energy❤️❤️❤️ Hope your birthday has been just right!
Sounds delicious and looks beautiful!
That loaf looks beautiful!
Ohhh I need to make this, stat! I recently made the pumpkin pie dough from the holiday Bin5 book and made it into a cinnamon twist. So yum!
I have to have this clotche! Absolutely STUNNING…my god. Please o please
Love the Artisan Bread Book! Fresh bread any time any day can’t be bad! Can’t wait to try the pecan raisin recipe. Thanks!
This looks delicious, and I love the versatility of the dough
There’s nothing better than sharing great food with love ones. Specially if that’s bread straight out of the oven!
I bet this smells amazing while it’s baking!
Thanks for the contest!
Can’t wait to try! Would love to win that beautiful cloche!
I’m a fan!! Great giveaway!
This looks amazing and your IG videos are always so fun to watch! Would love to conquer my fear of making bread with the fabulous items in your giveaway!
Ooh looks fantastic!!
wow wow woooooowwww! Always amazed by you’re baking skills and love watching your tutorials on Instagram. That cheesy loaf is calling my name!
Can’t wait to try! Love Bread in 5!
Love all your recipes!!