Sourdough cinnamon raisin bread packs all the warm fall flavors into a single loaf. You can make this artisan bread at home with just a few simple ingredients.
Always start with feeding your starter a few hours before you make your dough to make sure it is active. You can use the discard to make one of our discard recipes!
Mix your water and starter and add the flour and salt. Keep mixing until you have a smooth dough and cover it with a clean towel.
Let the dough rise for two hours.
Stretch and fold your dough. You do this by picking op a corner of the dough with wet hands and pull it over. Repeat this four times.
Cover the dough and set it aside at room temperature for the bulk ferment.
Day two:
Stretch the dough into a large square.
Divide the cinnamon, chopped walnuts and raisins on top and fold the sides of the dough into the center.
Fold the top and bottom of the dough into the center and fold it in half.
Pull the dough towards you and place your cinnamon raisin sourdough bread seam down in a well dusted banneton and cover the bread with flour.
Let the dough rise for another three hours.
Preheat your oven to 450 F (230 C).
Transfer your dough to a lined baking tray and score the dough.
Place a heatproof bowl of water on the tray and bake the bread for 20 minutes.
Turn down the heat to 380 F (195 C) and remove the water.
Bake for another 20-30 minutes until your bread is done.