Homemade Harvest Bread
Indulge in the warm, homey flavors of my Nutty and Fruity Homemade Harvest Bread. Packed with the goodness of nuts and dried fruits, this delightful bread is the perfect blend of wholesome and delicious. Discover the recipe that will elevate your baking game and your taste buds.
Equipment
- kitchen aid mixer
- 1 sheet of parchment paper
- 1 Bread lame
- 1 clean and dry kitchen towel
Ingredients
- 4 cups of bread flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
- 2 cups of warm water 105°F - 110°F
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of dried active yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 1/2 cup of dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup of dried apricots chopped
- 1/4 cup of date pieces in rice flour
- 1/4 cup of unsalted roasted pepitas
Instructions
- In a bowl, or using a large measuring cup, add 2 cups of lukewarm water (use a thermometer to check the water's temperature, you don't want the water to be too hot, no more than 110°F). Add sugar and yeast and let sit for 10 minutes. Once it bubbles and creates a layer of foam on the top you know the yeast ready.
- Using a Kitchen Aid Mixer, (or your good ole hands and muscles 😉) place flour and salt into the large mixing bowl and mix well.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix until just combined. Let your mixer do all the mixing for a good 10 minutes. The mixture will turn into a stretchy dough and pull from the sides of the bowl. The more the dough stretches the better it will be.
- In a separate bowl mix all dried fruit and nuts together and gently fold it all into the dough. Use any dried fruit, nuts, or seeds of your choosing!
- Once the dough is finished mixing leave dough in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap and then a dry towel and set aside. Let it rise until it doubles in size for about 1 1/2 hours.
- Once the dough has doubled in size remove from bowl onto a well-floured surface. Knead dough for about a minute and form into a ball. Place dough into a floured bread basket and let rise again for 30 minutes. Cover the dough with a clean dry kitchen towel to help create a warm moist atmosphere while the dough is rising.
- While dough is rising for the second time pre-heat your oven to 450°F. Place a 5-quart Dutch oven in the oven while it is preheating for 30 minutes. You want to place the dough in the Dutch oven when it is really hot.
- After the 3o minutes place the dough on a piece of parchment paper and using a bread lame, cut designs into your dough. Then, place it in the Dutch oven and bake covered for 40 minutes.
- After 40 minutes remove the lid and bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove the bread from the oven place it on a cooling rack and let cool for at least an hour before cutting into it.
Nutrition
Serving: 8gCalories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 62.7gProtein: 7.8gFat: 1.5gSaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 443mgPotassium: 199mgFiber: 3.2gSugar: 11gCalcium: 21mgIron: 4mg
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