Raisin Walnut Bread
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Raisin Walnut Bread
3 cups lukewarm water
1 tablespoon instant or active dry yeast
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 cup whole wheat flour
5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (if you use King Arthur or other high protein flours, you may need to add up to a 1/4 cup more water)
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts
2 teaspoons cinnamon
In a 6-Quart Round Storage Container add the water, yeast, salt, flours
raisins
walnuts and cinnamon.
Mix with a Danish Dough Whisk, a wooden spoon or a stand mixer.
Let the dough rise for 2 hours and then you can use it right away or it can be stored for about 7 days.
Pull out a 2-pound piece of dough, about half the dough in the bucket.
Quickly shape it into a smooth oval.
Generously grease and flour the base of the bread baker.
Place the dough into Bread Loaf Baker.
Cover and let rest for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. This will depend on what else you have going on and how chilly your kitchen is.
Preheat the oven to 450°F.
Uncover the loaf and use a Pastry Brush to paint with water.
Because this baker has a lid it traps the internal moisture of the dough, almost like a Dutch Oven, to create a shiny, crisp crust. Since it has the small holes, the crust will also color nicely during the baking without having to remove the cover.
Bake for about 45 minutes. If you open the lid and it is not yet golden brown, let it bake another 5 minutes.
Let the bread cool in the baker for 5 minutes
Turn the loaf out of the pan after 5 minutes and then let cool completely.
After you’ve enjoyed some of your bread you can slip it back into the baker to store it on the counter.
Since the cover has holes the loaf won’t get soggy, but it is protected enough to keep the bread from staling as quickly. It also happens to keep nosey puppies from the counter.
Here is the loaf baked in a regular loaf pan. You can see that the crust is pale and dull looking in comparison. It was still as tasty, but without the trapped steam the loaf just wasn’t as appealing. You’d have to add steam to the oven if you were to bake it in this style pan.
Lesaffre Yeast Corp. (Red Star) provided samples of yeast for recipe testing, and sponsors BreadIn5’s website and other promotional activities. Emile Henry provided bakeware and sponsorship.
Love the bread and the bread loaf baker! using dried fruits and nuts in bread gives it a whole new dimension of yummy!
Thanks for posting this giveaway!
Another great incarnation of ABin5, and a great new kitchen tool to boot!
I love it. Not only does it seem to work great for baking, it almost seems like a piece of kitchen art.
If love to win this. Such an inspiration.
That looks amazing — I’d love to try all of those things!
Perfect for holiday baking…pick me!
Oh, my gracious, another slice of bread heaven.
Very nice! That would save me from adding a pan of water to the oven.
I love Emile Henry products. I’d like to try this in my wood fired oven! Thank you for your fantastic recipes!
That baking prize package would be the merriest thing under my tree!
Best part of this bread is no knead (and the flavor); I can no longer knead dough by hand due to arthritis in hands and shoulders, and that was the way I always made bread. Great recipe, I bet it makes wonderful toast. The baker is fine looking, and I;m sure I’ll use it lots!
I absolutely love the Red Star Platinum yeast! I can’t find it at every store yet, so I’d love to win a case. Gorgeous loaf!
This looks delicious! I will definitely be making this for my husband this winter. He loves raisins in bread (:
What a beautiful and functional bread pan! I would love to have this to use regularly!
Absolutely gorgeous…the whole kit and caboodle!
I love anything with cinnamon in it this time of year– instant holiday cheer.
I love RED and I love bREaD …. how can it get any better than this!! Thank You So much for having this give away!
I love Emile Henry products – this baker would get used fairly regularly. Oh – and the bread recipe looks wonderful too.
Oh wow! What a beautiful baking dish, I’d love to try it!
Love this!
Winter was made for bread baking!!
Wow! Looks great!
I have your book on my kindle… I like using long fermentation, but so far allowing space for my wild yeast starter is all I can do. Thanks for the great giveaway!
DTW
What a cool loaf pan! I’ll have to give this recipe a try.
I would love to win this great prize!
What a cool concept and it is a beatiful pan.
I can’t wait to try both the raisin bread and the pan!
Looks incredible! I would love to win.
i am getting the book, a container and a whisk for Christmas. What flours do I need for the basic recipie so I can jump right in on Christmas Day. I currently have 100% whole wheat. Thank you! I can’t wait.
Hi Jill,
There are recipes in the book for 100% whole wheat, but you may also want to pick up some unbleached all-purpose flour.
Enjoy and happy holidays!
Zoë
This recipe sounds incredible! Love to win!
Love all Emile Henry products. I bake bread every other day. Would love to win.
This bread is amazing.
This would make bread baking just one step easier! Love it!
I would love to try this
I am baking today, and mostlikely on the weeked as well. This baker is a beautiful addition to anyones kitchen. Always use Red Star, will have to search out this variety! Oh, and please pick me!
What a great idea for a baker. And red to boot!
This bread and method of baking sound great. Hope I win.
What a fabulous giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity.
I would love to have this baker. The recipe looks wonderful.
This looks amazing! I would love to start making my own bread.
What an interesting idea! Who knew just a few holes could create such a wonderful bread!
This looks amazing! I would love to make some loaves for holiday gifts!!!
That bread looks delicious! toasted with a cup of coffee would be a breakfast treat
Amazing results with the pan and recipe. Love all your products
Love this idea. I would love to try this using candied fruit and make a holiday loaf as well! Thanks for the amazing idea!
Love the breadbaker and this recipe !
Looks beautiful! We’ll try it at the farm.
This makes me so hungry for bread with fresh butter! The baking pan with lid is just perfect.
I would love to win this set for my best friend! We grew up baking together.
And the bread looks perfect! =)
I have never seen a bread pan like that. It looks great and the bread too.
Looks beautifully delicious, would love to win and the recipe looks yummy