Raisin Pecan Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the raisins and boiling water in a bowl and set aside for 10 minutes. In the container of a food processor, combine 1/2cup of the pecan halves and sugar and pulse until the pecans are very finely ground. Set aside. Thoroughly drain the raisins and set them aside.
• Place the warm water and yeast in a large bowl. Break the poolish into small pieces with your hands or a wooden spoon and add it to the bowl. Stir until fairly dissolved. Stir in the flour, ground pecans and sugar and salt. Stir until combined.
• Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. Slowly begin to fold in the raisins and the remaining pecan halves a little at a time. Return the dough to the bowl, cover with a tea towel and let rise until doubled in bulk, 1 to 2 hours.
• Gently turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and cut into 3 equal pieces. Leave the pieces on your work surface and cover them with a tea towel. Let them rest for 10 minutes.
• Gently shape each piece into a short log and place the logs on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Cover with the tea towel and let rise until the loaves just hold a fingerprint when lightly pressed, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees and have a plant sprayer full of fresh water ready. Using a single-sided razor at a 30-degree angle, slash the loaves diagonally with 2 3-inch slashes each. When the oven is hot, spray it thoroughly with water and immediately put the bread in and close the door. Spray the oven (not the bread) again 2 more times during the first 5 minutes of baking. Bake until bread is very brown and sounds hollow when the bottom is tapped, 25 to 30 minutes more.
• Remove the loaves from the oven and cool them on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Spray the bread container of your bread machine with cooking spray.
• Add ingredients,except pecans and raisins, according to the recommendation of your bread machine manufacturer.
• Use the whole wheat or basic/white setting.
• Use the light or medium crust setting.
• Remove and cool on rack when baked.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Stir together whole-wheat flour, pastry flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Using a separate bowl, combine wheat bran, canola oil, raisins and hot water. Add egg whites and vanilla. Beat well.
• Add nuts and dry ingredients. Stir until all ingredients are moist. Spray bread pan (9 X 5 X 3) with cooking spray and spread batter in pan.
• Bake 45-55 minutes. Let cool before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine sugar and oil; add eggs, one at a time.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, raisins and pecans.
• Stir into sugar-oil-egg mixture until combined; do not overmix.
• Pour into a greased or non-stick loaf pan and bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean after inserting in middle of bread.
• Let cool slightly in pan, then carefully turn out onto a baking rack to finish cooling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F Grease a loaf pan Mix eggs, pumpkin, oil, sugar and syrup in a medium bowl.
• Sift in dry ingredients Stir in raisins and pecans.
• Pour into loaf pan.
• Bake 1 ¼ hrs.
• Remove from oven and let stand 10 mins.
• Turn out on wire rack.

Steps:

• Mix the flour, yeast and salt and 1½ tsp of the caster sugar in a large mixing bowl. Put in the butter and rub it into the flour. Make a dip in the centre of the flour and pour in almost 300ml hand warm (cool rather than hot) water, with a round-bladed knife. Then mix in enough of the remaining water and a bit more if needed, to gather up any dry bits in the bottom of the bowl, until the mixture comes together as a soft, not too sticky, dough. Gather it into a ball with your hands.
• Put the dough onto a very lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 mins until it feels smooth and elastic, only adding the minimum of extra flour if necessary to prevent the dough sticking. Place the ball of dough on a lightly floured work surface. Cover with an upturned, clean, large glass bowl and leave for 45 mins-1 hr or until doubled in size and feels light and springy. Timing will depend on the warmth of the room.
• Knock back the dough by gently kneading just 3-4 times. You only want to knock out any large air bubbles, so too much handling now will lose the dough's lightness. Shape into a ball, then cover and leave for 10 mins.
• Shape by flattening the dough into a rectangle, about 28 x 18cm, scatter on the cranberries, raisins and chopped pecans, then roll up tightly from one of the short ends. Roll into a 52cm-long sausage. Tie into a simple knot and lay on a baking parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and leave for 40-45 mins, or until doubled in size.
• Put a roasting tin in the bottom of the oven 20 mins before ready to bake and heat oven to 230C/210C fan/gas 8. Put the risen bread in the oven, carefully pour about 250ml cold water into the roasting tin (this will hiss and create a burst of steam to give you a crisp crust), then lower the heat to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Bake for 20 mins or until golden. Remove and cool on a wire rack. If you tap the underneath of the loaf if should be firm and sound hollow.
• Finish by making a spiced sugar glaze with the remaining caster sugar, cinnamon and 1 tsp hot water. Brush over bread while it is still warm.