Tuscan-Style Coffeecake
- bread dough
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons water
- 3 3/4 cups european-style artisan bread flour
- 1/4 cup butter (unsalted)
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons instant yeast
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- nut and dried fruit filling
- 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup chopped dates
- 3/4 cup golden raisin
- sugar, topping
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspooon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons water
- Combine the dough ingredients, mixing and kneading to form a smooth supple dough. Place the dough in a bowl, cover, and let it rise abouit 1 hour.
- For the nut and dried fruit fillling: mix 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped. 3/4 cup raisins, 3/4 cup golden raisins.
- Gently deflate the dough and knead in the nuts and fruit. Shape the dough into a flat ball, and place it in a 9-ionch round pan. Cover the pan and allow the loaf to rise for 30 minutes or till it barely crests over the top of the pan.
- Combine the sugar, vanilla, and water. Drizzle over the top of the risen bread. Bake the bread in a preheated 350-degree over for 35-45 minutes, until it's golden brown and the internal temperature registers 190 degrees. Remove it from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then carefully turn it out of the pan. Allow it to cool before cutting.Yield: 1 round loaf.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tuscan-style-coffeecake-389987 (may not work)