Sourdough Cinnamon Raisin Bread

 This makes two very delicious loafs of bread.   You can omit the raisins if you don't like them.  This bread takes a long time to make, but it's so worth it.   I doubled the recipe, and it came out great.

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON RAISN BREAD

(makes 1 loaf)

Bread Ingredients:

*150 grams active starter (1/2 cup)

* 325 grams filtered water (1 1/4 cups)

*25 grams honey (1 tablespoons)

*40 grams vegetable oil (2 tablespoon) 

*500 grams bread flour (4 cups)

*10 grams salt (2 teaspoons)

Filling Ingredients:

*1 1/4 tablespoons ground cinnamon

*1/4 cup brown sugar

*1/2-1 cup raisins

*1 cups warm water

Bread Directions:

~In a large mixing bowl,  mix active sourdough starter, filtered water, honey, and vegetable oil together until well combined.

~Mix in flour and stir until dough becomes shaggy (sticky and not smooth, but all the flour mixed in).

~Cover and allow to rest for 1 hour.

~Sprinkle salt over dough.

~Wet your fingers in cold water and work the salt into the dough.

~Cover and ret for 30 minutes.

~Soak raisins in water.

~Uncover dough and put your fingers in cold water.

~Slide your fingers under the dough and gently lift off of the bottom of the bowl.

~Pull the dough and stretch in and fold in half towards you.

~Turn the bowl and quarter turn and repeat the stretch and fold method.

~Cover and rest for 30 minutes.

~Drain water from raisins.

~Add raisins and work them into the dough, by doing the stretch and fold method again.

~Cover and rest for 30 minutes.

~Do the stretch and fold method one more time.

~Cover and refrigerate for 8-36 hours.

~Remove dough from the refrigerator and allow it to rest for around 2 hours.

~Form into a ball.

~Cover and allow to rest for 1 hour.

~Grease a loaf pan (I also line mine with parchment paper).

~Roll out dough into a rectangle.

~Sprinkle dough with 1/8 cup of the cinnamon sugar.

~Fold dough to center lengthwise.  Do the same with the other side and seal the seam.

~Tightly roll the dough lengthwise, tucking int the ends.

~Place the dough into prepared loaf pan.

~Sprinkle 1/8 cup cinnamon sugar over top of each loaf.

~Cover and allow to rise for 3-6  hours or until dough reaches the top of the pan.

~Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

~Make a couple slits on the top of the dough.

~Place a baking dish of water on the bottom rack.

~Bake the loaf of bread on the center rack and bake for 15 minutes.

~Reduce heat to 375 degrees.

~Bake for another 30-40 minutes (or until internal temperature is 200 degrees).

~Remove from loaf pans and cool completely on a cooling rack before cutting.