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Prune Bread Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Linda2230 / All my dishes 9 months ago This is a classic homemade fruit bread that is rustic with a texture of a good country bread that is moist, nutty with the subtle flavor of prunes. It's not a sweet bread so you can enjoy it with your favorite preserves. Prep:180m Cook:50m Servings:16	Linda2230
	simple classic homemade fruitbread

Adding Prunes, Butte

Adding Yeast

Loaf covered loosely

After 2nd Rising

After Deeply Scored

Finished Bread

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Ingredients

1 cup dried prunes

1 pkg active dry yeast

1/2 cup whole-wheat flour

2 1/2-3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 tsps pepper

2 tbls butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

milk, for glazing

Directions

Simmer the prunes in water to cover until soft, or soak overnight. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid. If the prunes have pits, pit them and then chop them.

Combine the yeast and the reserved prune liquid, stir, and leave for 15 minutes to dissolve.

In a large bowl, stir together the flours, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Make a well in the center.

Add the chopped prunes, butter, and buttermilk. Pour in the yeast mixture. With a wooden spoon, stir from the center, incorporating more flour with each turh, to obtain a rough dough.

Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Return to the bowl, cover with a plastic bag, and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.

Grease a baking sheet.

Punch down the dough with your fist, then knead in the walnuts.

Shape the dough into a long, sylindrical loaf. Place on the baking sheet, cover loosely, and leave to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

With a sharp knife, score the top deeply. Brush with milk and bake for 15 minutes. Lower the heat to 375 degrees F and bake until the bottom sounds hollow when tapped, about 35 minutes more. Cool on a rack.

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juels 9 months ago said:
My mouth was watering just reading the decription! I'll take a slice of that right now, please!

bluewaterandsand 9 months ago said:
Beautiful pictures! I love this bread!

lunasea 8 months ago said:
Prunes are awesome and make such spectacular baked goodies! This is one of them. Wow...I must try this. Judy - you are a treasure! Thank you!

juels 3 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Hi Judy, just dropping by to let you know that I made your wonderful prune bread. I made it a while ago when my mom was visiting from Russia. She loved it so much, she took the recipe with her. It was a very, very good bread, just as I suspected it would be. Will make it many more times! Added my picture on the bottom.

lor 2 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Prune bread is a must make!!! I LOVE prunes and adding them to bread is a wonderful bonus. This recipe looks so perfect and HIGH 5 from my hubby and I ;)

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