Cherry Pecan Bread
- 3 cups spelt flour sprouted
- 1 1/4 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon yeast
- 1 1/3 cups water or whey from making cheese, 55-60 f
- 2 tablespoons honey local, or Agave Nectar
- 1 cup dried cherries chopped
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 1 tablespoon chinese 5 spice
- 2 tablespoons coarse sea salt optional for topping
- Thoroughly combine flour, salt and yeast.
- Add the whey or water and 1 tbsp honey.
- When mixed the dough will be sticky. Cover loosely and allow to rise in a warm environment for 12 to 18 hours.
- Dust a piece of parchment with flour and remove dough from the bowl.
- Stretch the dough and spread 1 tbsp honey over it.
- Dust with Chinese 5 Spice and sprinkle on Pecans and Dried Cherries.
- Roll up dough, then fold it back together, leaving the crease resting on the paper.
- Cover with a towel and let rise for 2 hours.
- You can either bake it in this form or twist it in to a circle and place in your cast iron pot.
- After 90 minutes of the rising time place your pot or baking stone in an oven that has been preheated to 475 f.
- When the dough finishes rising, sprinkle with salt and carefully slide it into the hot pot or onto the stone.
- Bake 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Check to see if the internal temperature is 200 f.
- If it is and the bread has browned to your liking it is finished. Should you want a darker crust put it back in the oven uncovered for 15 minutes.
flour, salt, yeast, water, honey, cherries, pecans, spice, salt
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Cherry-Pecan-Bread-1651001 (may not work)