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White Chocolate Cranberry Italian Bread

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An enriched, no sugar bread dough with a hint of sweet thanks to adding white chocolate, cranberries, walnuts and a hint of date syrup.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Rest Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 28 minutes
Course Bread
Servings 16
Calories 117 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 320 g hard white wheat
  • 100 g durum wheat
  • 325 g whole milk
  • 1 whole egg or 1 tbsp sunflower lecithin
  • 25 g extra virgin olive oil
  • tsp vitamin c optional
  • tsp barley malt powder optional
  • 10 g sea salt, celtic grey
  • 12 g yeast (instant) or active dry, but prove it first with 25 g of water from the recipe
  • 50 g boiling water for making Yudane
  • ½ tbsp cinnamon, ground
  • 1 dash cardamom, ground

Instructions
 

  • Mill the Flour
  • Mix 25 grams of the milled flour with 50 grams of the boiling water until it forms a paste.
  • Add everything except the salt and yeast to the mixing bowl, and mix with wire whip (whisk) for 3 minutes on highest speed.
  • Let the dough rest 15 minutes to absorb the liquid from the recipe.
  • Mix for another 1-2 minutes with the whisk until it climbs them, and if needed mix with the dough hook until the dough is smooth and shiny and cleans the bowl.

Adding the mix-ins

  • Spread the dough out onto an oiled board.
  • Sprinkle the chopped walnuts, cranberries, and white chocolate over the dough
  • Lightly drizzle some date syrup over the mixins, then fold the dough over them from the edges, like an envelope. Fold the dough over itself again, and then roll it up into a ball (boule).
  • Preheat the oven to 425 F.
  • Let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
  • Do a set of stretch and folds, gently, to give the dough some structure.
  • Turn out the dough onto parchment.

Baking

  • Place the dough and parchment onto a baking stone, and spray the bread freely with water. Place a few ice cubes into the oven, and close the door.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • If the crust is getting too dark, cover it with a foil tent. Drop the oven temp to 375 F and bake for another 25 minutes or more.
  • Remove the loaf when the absolute middle of the loaf reaches 210 F.
  • Let cool on a baking rack for 3 hours before slicing, or your crumb will be gummy.
  • Keep cut side down on the counter, or store in a paper bag if you want the crust to remain crusty.

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Nutrition

Serving: 50gCalories: 117kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 5gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 251mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 33IUVitamin B1: 0.1mgVitamin B2: 0.1mgVitamin B3: 1mgVitamin B5: 0.2mgVitamin B6: 0.1mgVitamin B12: 0.1µgVitamin C: 1mgVitamin D: 0.2µgVitamin E: 0.2mgVitamin K: 1µgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cranberries, date syrup, enriched dough, italian bread, white chocolate
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