Recipe from Bread Alone. The recipe calls for dried cherries, but I had craisins on hand.

Yes, the crumb is purple :) That's from the reserved liquid used to soak the fruit. The crust is awesome! I think all of the sugar from the craisin juice caused it to caramelize nicely.

There's 2 cups of craisins/pecans, and just a little over 2 cups of flour. It's basically fruit and nuts loosely bound together with bread :) Kneading was definately interesting. Every addition of fruit and nuts changed the moisture content of the bread. Good practice for getting a "feel" for dough.

Anyway, here's the pix. Enjoy!

-Joe