Sourdough Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread Food

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON BREAD WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Begin with a very active recently fed starter. It should pass the float test.
• Set a large bowl on a digital food scale set to grams and press the tare button. The scale should read zero.
• Pour in the water to weight of 650 g. Press tare.
• Pour in 300 grams of starter. Press tare. The starter should form a floating mass on the water.
• Add the oil. Press tare
• Add the honey. Press tare.
• Whisk together the starter, oil, honey and water until they are mixed.
• Add the 1000 grams of flour.
• Mix the flour into the water/starter with a dough hook, spatula and your wet hands until you have a shaggy ball of dough.
• autolyse 1 hour.
• Sprinkle salt across dough.
• spritz with water bottle and work in the salt with wet hands.
• Rest 30 mins
• PREPARE RAISINS: Put the raisins in water and set aside. They will plump as they absorb water for a better finished baking result.
• Begin Stretch and Folds. You need 4 rounds of stretch and folds 30 mins apart. See video for technique.
• BEFORE the second stretch and fold cut the dough in half if you only want ONE loaf for cinnamon raisin bread. The other make as plain.
• Incorporate the plumped raisins into the dough in the second and third stretch and folds. Half in one then half in the other.
• Fourth stretch and fold all the raisin will be blended evenly throughout the dough.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from fridge and warm to room temperature. (ABOUT TWO HOURS)
• ( If you have not yet divided the dough for loaves) Divide the dough into two equal dough balls by weight.
• Bench rest an hour until dough is elastic.
• De-gass dough with rolling pin and shape for pans as shown in post.
• Spray the dough with water and evenly sprinkle with Half the cinnamon sugar.
• Fold the outside edges of the dough to the center and close the seam. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar on the top.
• Fold the FRONT corners of the rectangle to the center seam.
• Roll the dough up tucking it as you roll to keep the roll tight.
• Flatten the seam and pinch the ends.
• Place the formed dough loaf into your oiled bread pans.
• let dough do a final rise in bread pans covered loosely with plastic until they reach the top of the loaf pans.
• Do an egg wash(optional) on top of the dough before baking.
• Score the dough with a sharp wet blade. Make one deep slash down the length of the loaf for best rise.
• Preheat oven with a pizza stone(or baking sheet) and broiler pan on oven shelf below at 400°.
• Loaf pans go on top of a sheet pan onto the stone(If you have one).
• Spritz loaves very liberally with water bottle just before going into oven.
• Pour water about 1/2 inch deep in the broiler pan. This creates steam.
• Keep steamy for first 15 mins. Spray hot oven with water as you begin baking the loaves.
• After 15 mins turn oven down to 375°.
• Bake an additional 30-35 mins.
• Turn loaves for even browning.
• Using a digital thermometer check internal Temp of loaf. It is done at 200°. If you don't have a thermometer pop loaves out to test for hollow on bottom. Or thump the loaf. Does is have a hollow sound?
• Remove from oven and cool on racks to room temperature before cutting the bread.

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• The night before you want to make your bread, combine the flour, starter, oil, salt, honey, and water in a large bowl. Knead the dough until it is stretchy, about 10-15 minutes with a stand mixer (see note below). Divide the dough into two even balls and place each in a glass bowl greased with coconut oil. Roll the dough around a bit so that the entire ball is lightly coated with coconut oil. Cover the dough with a beeswax wrap or plastic wrap, and let it rise overnight, or at least eight hours. Get the raisins soaking in one cup of hot water the night before. The next day, roll each ball of dough out into a large rectangle until they are about ½" thick, onto a lightly floured work space. Drain the raisins, and place in a bowl. Sprinkle soaked raisins with cinnamon and sugar (optional) mixture evenly onto the dough. Starting from one side, roll the dough up tightly and pinch in the ends. Place the dough into a greased loaf pan, and allow it to double in size. About 4-8 hours. Bake the bread for 35 minutes at 400 degrees. Allow to cool completely before slicing.

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON RAISIN SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• Starter/Levain Build
• Mix the starter, flour, and water in a jar. Mark the level with a rubber band and let ripen overnight. Use cold water and/or a higher feeding ratio in summertime so the levain doesn't finish all the food before morning.
• Final Dough Mixing and Bulk Fermentation
• Measure out the raisins and soak them in water while the dough rises.
• Mix the flours, water, levain, brown sugar, oil, salt, and 1 tsp of the cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cover and let rest 30 minutes.
• Do one round of stretching and folding, or another form of gluten development.
• Let the dough rise at room temperature until it has just about doubled in size. This can take anywhere from 4 to 10 hours depending on your starter strength and room/dough temperature. My dough needed 6.5 hours in a cool kitchen.
• Shaping and Final Proof
• Drain the raisins, lightly flour your work surface, and grease your loaf pan.
• Remove the dough from the bowl, and stretch and pat it out into a rectangle approx. 7" x 12". Sprinkle the remaining 3 tsp of cinnamon on the dough, and then add the drained raisins in a layer on top of the cinnamon.
• From a shorter edge, roll the dough into a tube and place it in your pan, seam-side down.
• Cover and proof the dough for 2-4 hours. You can also retard the dough overnight or longer, but make sure it has risen in the pan some at room temperature before refrigerating it. The dough is ready to bake when it has doubled or its highest part crests about a half-inch over the lip of a 9" x 5" x 2.75" pan.
• Baking
• Preheat your oven to 375°F for about 15 minutes with your oven rack in the second-from-the-bottom position.
• Brush the dough with water and load it into the oven.
• Bake for about 60 minutes or until the interior of the loaf is over 190F. Cover with foil if the top starts to brown too much.
• When the bread has finished baking, brush the top with oil or butter to keep it soft, and let it cool on a rack on one side to discourage settling of the crumb.
• You can store this bread in a plastic bag, beeswax wrap, or linen bag.

CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl soften and proof the yeast in the warm water.
• In a saucepan combine the milk, sugar, butter, and salt; cool to lukewarm.
• Add 3 cups flour and mix well.
• Stir in the yeast and eggs; beat well.
• Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn out on lightly floured surface and knead 100 times.
• Place in lightly grease bowl; cover with cloth or plastic wrap and let rise till double (about 1 1/2 to 2 hours).
• Punch down and divide dough in half; cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll each half into a 15x7 rectangle, about 1/2" thick.
• Mix the sugar and cinnamon for the filling together.
• Spread each rectangle with soft butter and then sprinkle the filling on each.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of water over each and spread with spatula.
• Roll up as for a jelly roll beginning with narrow side; seal the long edge.
• Place sealed side down in two greased pans.
• Rise till almost double (45-60 minutes).
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 35-40 minutes or till done.
• If it browns too much, cover with foil the last 15 minutes or so.
• NOTE: If you want an Orange bread substitute the following--1 1/4 cups milk and 3/4 cup orange juice for the 2 cups milk; and add 1 tablespoon grated orange rind.

EASY CINNAMON RAISIN-SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll thawed bread dough into a 10 x 12-inch rectangle.
• With a pastry brush, paint the dough with 1-1/2 tablespoons water.
• Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon evenly over the dough; top with raisins.
• Roll up tightly jelly-roll fashion, beginning on the 12-inch side.
• Seal all seams and ends.
• Divide rolled up dough into two separtate pieces.
• Twist the two pieces together to form one twisted loaf.
• Place the loaf into greased 8x4-inch loaf pan.
• Brush dough with melted butter.
• Let the dough rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Remove from pan to cool.
• When the bread is cool, mix the glaze ingredients together, and drizzle over loaf.
• Slice to serve.

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• Put ingredients into bread machine in the order in which they are listed.
• Run through the dough cycle but remove dough before it rests to rise.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface into a rectangle.
• Spread with softened or melted butter and sprinkle with sugar and a very generous amount of cinnamon.
• Roll up tightly, as for cinnamon rolls.
• Moisten edge with water and seal.
• Place in greased pan (s), cover and let rise until double.
• Be patient, as rising time is totally dependent on your starter and how active it is.
• Uncover and bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Brush tops with butter.
• Remove from pan and cool on rack.
• Note: You can make this into one large loaf, or several mini loaves.