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090919 Mr. DiMuzio's Nuts and Dried Fruits Bread

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090919 Mr. DiMuzio's Nuts and Dried Fruits Bread

This bread was made with 40% levain and is a variation of Mr. DiMuzio's double raisin walnut bread. I used a 3-build firm starter of 50% hydration and adjusted the formula to Mr. DiMuzio's percentages.  The 75% nuts and passion fruits medley have made this bread very colorful and attractive.  It is a bit chewy and has a medium-mild sourdough taste.

I utilized my Zojirushi to knead the dough for ten minutes and gave it a few folds afterwards before bulk fermenting it in the fridge overnight.  Before shaping, nuts and fruits were folded in.  Shaped dough was proofed in fridge overnight. Steamed and baked at 460F for 40 minutes. 

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Kuret

Double means that the fruit to flour percentage is 50% ? Im guessing as Hamelman has ~25% fruit in his fruit loaves.

Was there any candied citrus peels in your fruit mixture? I have been thinking of adding those to savory breads but have yet to try...

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Yippee

25% raisin and 25% golden raisin

No candied citrus peels in my fruit mixture, only pineapple, mango, papaya, kiwi, strawberries, cherries, raisins and cranberries etc..

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Kuret

Must be a great bread for eating with cheese such as brie or similar. I just love that combination.

 

The loaves are really pretty too!

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Yippee

It's filling and curbs my craving for sweets like ice cream.  An ideal evening snack for me when my resistance to the temptation of junk food is at the lowest.

Thank you for your compliment.

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M2

Yes, great for snacking...and I can eat it like a main meal ;)

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cake diva

Yippee,

This looks like something I would make for myself.  I love dried fruits.  I think I'll make this now;  I have sultanas, dark raisins, dried Montmorency cherries, cranberries, candied peels in my pantry. Thanks for the idea!---cake diva

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Yippee

I love dried fruits.

Me, too.  I'll try different combinations of fruits and nuts in the future.  Happy baking.

Yippee