Of all my food weaknesses I’d have to say bread and salted butter is my greatest. After having a week off work testing bread recipes I’ve certainly eaten plenty of slices this week!
So this bread…I’ve been a little in love with Tesco bakery’s cranberry, raisin and cashew bread for some time and can easily eat half a loaf with a healthy serving of Lurpak. When I was thinking of bread recipes I wanted to make in the oven, all I could think about was recreating this wonderful loaf. I think I’ve done it. It’s super easy to make and had just a hint of sweetness, plus I love the cashews in it. I’ve been eating it all weekend but it’s best around 3pm, toasted with lots of butter. Damn, me and butter again!
I’ve got a few other great recipes I’ve been testing with this oven that I can’t wait to share with you!
Cranberry, Raisin and Cashew Bread
50g raisins
50g dried cranberries
70g cashews
240ml warm water
1 tablespoon dry active yeast
240ml whole milk, lukewarm
50g unsalted butter, melted
2 teaspoons salt
770g strong white bread flour, plus extra for kneading
1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Soak the raisins and cranberries in a small bowl of hot water for around 10 minutes and then drain well in a colander.
- In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, add the warm water and yeast and let sit for a few minutes. Give it a stir and then add the melted butter, lukewarm milk and salt.
- Add the flour and cinnamon and stir until a shaggy dough starts to form. Add in your raisins, cranberries and cashews and knead for 8-10 minutes on slow or by hand. If the dough seems too wet, add a little extra flour a tablespoon at a time until you get a smooth dough.
- Shape the dough into a ball, place back in the bowl, cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until doubled in size.
- After an hour, remove from the bowl and knead on a lightly floured worktop for a minute. Then shape and either place in a tin or on a lightly floured tray. Leave to rise again for another 30-40 minutes.
- During this rise, preheat your oven to 190 C/375 F/gas mark 5. To create steam in the oven oven, put an empty tray on the bottom while preheating, when you put your dough in the hot oven pour a jug of cold water into the tray at the bottom and close the door. This will create steam as the bread is baking.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes. Leave to cool before slicing and toasting and covering with lots of lovely butter.
Thank you for this delicious recipe! Tried it today and loved it. I too love that bread from Tesco so was delighted to find this. Easy to follow instructions and great results.
Thank you for this recipe I can’t wait to try it! What kind on tin did you bake this in? What can I use? Thank you again!
Hi Sophia! Apologies for the late reply. From what I can make out from photos, Sophie shaped it into a rough loaf shape and baked it on a tray rather than in a loaf tin. I imagine it’ll be fine in a loaf tin if that works out better for you, but that there might be a little excess to make a roll out of!
Hey, I tried this recipe and it was damn well delicious! So thank you for posting. The thing is, I want to make the dough the night before and cook it early in the morning to take to a friend and I was wondering is this possible? If it is do I have to keep the dough outside to rise over night or in the fridge? And from which step do I leave it outside? Step 4 or Step 5?
Sorry I have a lot of questions, I am not really a baker this is my first bread (well second now)
Thank You,
Rae
Thank you for this recipe, I too love the Tesco bread. Made it this morning, great results. Next time I make it though I’ll halve the recipe as I had 2 big loaves, but I would keep the same amount of fruit/cashew.
I have made this several times ! Thankyou so much for this lovely recipe . I am in the middle of making it again and waiting for the prove – I am thinking of using two loaf tins – I know it will go down a treat .
I have never made my own bread before but will try this as Tesco never seem to have this in stock. Tesco’s loaf has pumpkin seeds and almonds, if I wanted to add would I require more milk?
Plus what size loaf tin would I need? Many thanks.
Hi Niana, you wouldn’t need to add any more liquid. Sophie didn’t use a loaf tin, but I can see from other comments that some people have used two loaf tins.