Taste of Home

Dutch Oven Raisin Walnut Bread

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + rising Bake: 50 min. + cooling YIELD: 1 loaf (32 pieces).
On a cold day, nothing is better than a warm, crusty Dutch oven raisin bread filled with walnuts. —Catherine Ward, Taste of Home Prep Kitchen Manager

Ingredients

  • 6 to 7 cups (125 grams per cup) all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 cups cool water (70° to 75°)

Directions

  • 1. In a large bowl, whisk 6 cups flour, sugar, yeast, cinnamon and salt. Stir in raisins and walnuts; add water and enough remaining flour to form a moist, shaggy dough. Do not knead. Cover and let rise in a cool place until doubled, 7-8 hours.
  • 2. Preheat oven to 450°; place a Dutch oven with lid on the center rack and heat for at least 30 minutes. Once Dutch oven is heated, turn dough onto a generously floured surface. Using a metal scraper or spatula, quickly shape into a round loaf. Gently place on top of a piece of parchment.
  • 3. Using a sharp knife, make a 1/4-in.-deep slash across top of loaf. Using the parchment, immediately lower loaf into heated Dutch oven. Cover; bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until loaf is deep golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped, 20-30 minutes longer, partially covering if the bread is browning too much. Remove loaf from Dutch oven and cool completely on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 130 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 149mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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