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December 31, 2014

Fruited Sourdough Sandwich Bread

Bake-a-thon 2014: Day 14
Bake of the Day: Fruited Sourdough Bread
It has been a busy Christmas weekend. We drove to Chicago to see my cousins. It was a really long drive (about 800 miles) and thankfully it went really well, though we are still recovering from the after effects. I had all the last weeks posts scheduled ahead of time and planned on baking couple of cookies for the last 2 days of bake-a-thon.
Fruited Sourdough Sandwich Bread
But unfortunately the hectic weekend is taking a toll on me. I can't seem to keep myself awake, so I looked through my drafts and found 2 bread recipes that I baked a while back. After the eggless ricotta loaf, here's another loaf bread using sourdough starter and fruits like apple & raisins.

This soft sourdough bread is studded with sweet raisins and tangy apple pieces. It tastes great toasted with some butter or as a grilled cheese sandwich with apple and arugula. All in all, this is a very versatile bread that tastes good any which way.
Fruited Sourdough Sandwich Bread
Ingredients:
All purpose Flour - 1¼cups
Wholewheat flour - 1cup (or use 2¼cups of all purpose flour)
Potato Flour - ¼cup (or use ½cup instant mashed potato flakes) 
Rolled Oats - ⅓cup 
Instant Yeast - 2tsp
Sourdough Starter - ⅔cup 
Lukewarm Water - ⅔~¾cup
Olive oil or vegetable oil - 1tbsp
Sugar - 1~4tbsp, adjust per taste (I added 2tbsp)
Salt - 1¼tsp
Granny Smith Apple - 1cup (1 small, chopped)
Raisins - 1cup

Method:
  • Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix and knead to form a smooth yet sticky dough. Keep your hands well greased if kneading by hand.
  • Lightly grease a bowl and transfer the dough. Cover and let rise for about 90 minutes. Dough will be quite puffy, though it may not double in volume.
  • Lightly grease a 8½"x4½" loaf pan.
  • Gently deflate the risen dough and shape it into a log. Place it in the pan, cover it lightly and allow to rise for 60~90 minutes or until the dough crests at least 1" over the rim of the pan.
  • Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Bake the bread for 40~45 minutes. Tent it with a foil after 15~20 minutes if the top is browning too quickly. When the bread is done, it should be golden brown and should register 190°F on an instant read thermometer inserted into the center.
  • Remove the bread from the oven and after a couple of minutes turn it over onto a wire rack to cool. Let the bread cool completely before slicing.
Fruited Sourdough Sandwich Bread
Linking this to this year's Bake-a-thon event.

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7 comments:

  1. Very interesting recipe. Loved the addition of rolled oats. And glad you had a good trip.

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  2. Bread with apple and raisin, looks fabulous, the addition of fruits make this bread more appealing..

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  3. Pavani, all your bakes look so stunning and effortless, it's a big motivation for others...I am surprised you even have breads in your draft, great management there..:)..I enjoyed all your posts and bookmarked so many of your breads...

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  4. That was a long drive! I can imagine how fatigued you must be and good that you found couple of bakes in your drafts. You have baked anther beautiful bread. I loved all the your bakes for this bakeathon and specially the breads.

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  5. Lovely bread pavani, looks very festive with all those apples and raisins!!! Sourdough is my to-do in 2015, hopefully will start before our April BM!!

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  6. This bread is so yummy and beautifully baked.

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