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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.

56 K 4/5 (3 reviews)

4 hours 35 min. difficulté

Easy

4.20 €

48 pieces

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 4^th 2018

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For 48 pieces, you will need:

1 2 ½ cups flakeds almonds
2 5 cups water
3 1 ¹⁄₃ cup leaven
4 4 cups rye flour
5 6 cups plain white flour (French Type 65)
6 2 ½ tablespoons fine (or table) salt
7 2 tablespoons yeast
8 4 cups raisins
9 1 cup Pearl sugar

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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 2 ½ cups 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: 5 cups water at the correct temperature, 1 ¹⁄₃ cup leaven, 4 cups rye flour, 6 cups plain white flour (French Type 65), 2 ½ tablespoons fine (or table) salt and 2 tablespoons yeast.

Stage 4 - 15 min.

Knead on slow speed for 12 minutes, adding 4 cups 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 1 cup 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	260 RDI=100 %	2,390 RDI=230 %	160 RDI=30 %	10,780 RDI=540 %	45,130 RDI: 540 %
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 48 pieces : 12.55 €
Per piece : 0.30 €

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