DATE & FIG BREAD

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A sourdough-style bread that's just bursting with fruit and flavour - it bakes in just 20 minutes

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dinner, Side dish, Snack, Supper

Time 15h

Yield Makes 20 rolls

Number Of Ingredients 12

400g wholemeal flour
7g sachet fast-action yeast
300ml water
175g wholemeal flour
400g strong white flour
2 tsp salt
7g sachet fast-action yeast
140g butter, melted
1 tbsp treacle
225ml water
200g figs, coarsely chopped
100g dates coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • Mix the starter ingredients together in a bowl. Turn out and knead for 10 minutes. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and leave to rise overnight in the fridge.
  • To make the second dough, mix the remaining flours, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre, stir together the butter and treacle, then pour in the dry ingredients along with almost all the water. If the dough seems a little stiff, add the rest of the water. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead the starter into the dough and knead for 10 mins. Put the dough into a lightly oiled bowl and leave to rise for 1 hour until doubled in size.
  • Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface. Press the dough out into a rectangle about 2.5cm thick and sprinkle over the figs and dates, then roll up like a Swiss roll, kneading to combine evenly. Cut into 20 pieces and shape into rolls. Leave for 1 hour to prove until doubled in size. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Bake for 18-20 mins, until the rolls sound hollow when tapped underneath. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 248 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 43 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium

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