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Benoîton

This curious name (explained below) applies to a small bread fingers made with a blend of wheat and rye flour, enriched with raisins and almonds.

58 K 4/5 (3 reviews)

4 hours 35 min. difficulté

Easy

4.20 €

32 pieces

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 4^th 2018

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For 32 pieces, you will need:

1 375 ml flakeds almonds
2 760 ml water
3 200 ml leaven
4 624 ml rye flour
5 936 ml plain white flour (French Type 65)
6 25.2 ml fine (or table) salt
7 20 ml yeast
8 600 ml raisins
9 131 ml Pearl sugar

Change these quantities to make:

8 pieces 16 pieces 32 pieces 48 pieces

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 2 hours 25 min.

Resting: 1 hour 30 min.

Cooking: 40 min.

All in all: 4 hours 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

Put 375 ml flakeds almonds in a non-stick frying pan on high and toast for 5 to 7 minutes. They should only just begin to colour.

Set aside.

You can also do this in the oven at 360°F (180°C): spread the almonds on a baking sheet and toast for 8 minutes.

Stage 2

In bread-making, the water temperature is always important. It's not a fixed value, but related to 3 other temperatures: 1) the temperature of your flour, 2) the room temperature in your kitchen, and 3) the basic temperature of this recipe, which is 56-60°C.

You can calculate the temperature of the water for this recipe in one click, using this small calculator.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put into a mixer bowl: 760 ml water at the correct temperature, 200 ml leaven, 624 ml rye flour, 936 ml plain white flour (French Type 65), 25.2 ml fine (or table) salt and 20 ml yeast.

Stage 4 - 15 min.

Knead on slow speed for 12 minutes, adding 600 ml raisins and the toasted almonds 2 minutes before the end of kneading.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home..

Stage 5 - 1 hour 30 min.

Gather the dough into a ball and transfer to a large, clean bowl.

Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for about an hour and a half. It's pointage (starting).

Stage 6 - 3 min.

After this time, flatten out the dough by hand, or with a rolling pin, into a large rectangle about half an inch (a generous centimetre) thick. Scatter 131 ml Pearl sugar over and press gently into the dough by hand or with the rollling pin.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Cut the rectangle in half.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Cut each half into rectangles about 1x4 inches (2x10 cm) and arrange these on a baking sheet.

Stage 9 - 2 hours

Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 2 hours.

Stage 10 - 30 min.

Preheat the oven to 460°F (240°C) and bake for about 30 minutes.

Note: As when baking any bread, you should ensure that the oven is filled with steam for the first 15 minutes of baking. This page shows you how; it really is the secret of golden-brown, crusty loaves..

Stage 11

Leave to cook on a wire rack.

Remarks

You can vary the fruit content of your benoîton by using pistachios, cranberries, etc.

The name benoîton came no doubt from a nineteenth century play, La Famille Benoîton by Victorien Sardou, which portrayed a nouveau-riche bourgeois family. At the time, it was common to name patisseries after famous plays. Poires Belle-Hélène is another example.

Keeping: A few days in a coth bag.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	170 RDI=70 %	1,600 RDI=150 %	110 RDI=20 %	7,190 RDI=360 %	30,090 RDI: 360 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=2 %	60 RDI=5 %	3 RDI=1 %	250 RDI=10 %	1,060 RDI: 10 %
Per piece	5 RDI=2 %	50 RDI=5 %	3 RDI=1 %	220 RDI=10 %	940 RDI: 10 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Gluten, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 32 pieces : 8.35 €
Per piece : 0.30 €

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