Fruit Sweet And Sugar Free Squaw Bread Recipe

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Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 c. Raisin water,
  • 1/2 c. Raisins,
  • 1 c. Lukewarm water,
  • 2 Tbsp. Dry baker's yeast,
  • 1/2 c. Fruit sweetener,
  • 1/3 c. Oil,
  • 3 c. Unbleached white flour,
  • 1 Tbsp. Salt,
  • 1 c. Rye flour,
  • 2 c. Whole wheat flour,
  • 1/4 c. Cornmeal for baking pan, Softened butter for garnish

Directions

  1. First plump the raisins by brining 1-1/4 c. water to a boil and adding 1/2 c. raisins. Turn off the heat and let the raisins sit in the water for at least 10 min. Drain the raisins, reserving the raising water. Add in only sufficient lukewarm water to the raisin water to make a total of 2-1/4 c.. Put the raisins aside.
  2. To Prepare the dough by machine:******
  3. Combine the oil, unbleached white flour, salt, rye flour, and 2 c. of the whole wheat flour in the mixing bowl of your electric mixer.
  4. Stir in the activated yeast. Once the flour is incorporated increase the mixer spead to medium. Use the dough hook to knead the dough for about 10 min, adding only sufficient flour to create a medium stiff dough which comes off the sides and bottom of the bowl. Reduce the speed and gently knead in the raisins.
  5. To Prepare the dough by hand:*** Combine the oil, unbleached flour, salt, rye flour, and 2 cupts of the whole wheat flour in a medium size mixing bowl. Use a wooden spoon to stir in the activated yeast. Mix all together to create a medium soft dough. Sprinkle a little whole wheat flour on your work surface.
  6. Knead the dough, adding additional flour only if necessary to keep the dough from sticking. Knead the dough for 15-20 min till to becomes smooth and quite elastic.
  7. Raising the Dough and Forming the Loaves:
  8. ** Place the well kneaded dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a hot, draft free place till doubled. Remove the plastic wrap from the bowl, and using your fist, gently deflat the dough by punching it down. Knead the dough in the bowl about 10 times. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and again let the dough rise till doubled in size. Punch the dough down again and turn out onto a very lightly floured surface. Divide the dough in half, Knead each half 8-10 times. Turn the dough over and, by placing your fingers on the bottom of the dough and your thumbs on tope, "c." each half to create 2 round loaves. Place them on a cornmeal sprinkled, baking paper lined baking pan. Put the loaves in a draft free spot to proof till doubled in size.
  9. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. With a serrated knife, cut a cross on the top of each loaf. Bake the loaves in the preheated oven for 45-50 min. When the loaves are removed from the oven, brush their tops with softened butter.

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