| Level: | Advanced |
| Total: | 2 hr 20 min |
| Active: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Yield: | 1 serving |
Ingredients
- 1 pound margarine
- 2 pounds granulated sugar
- 3/4 pound all-purpose flour
- 3/4 ounces ground cinnamon
- 1/4 ounce cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 7 pounds high-gluten flour
- 4 cups sourdough starter
- 4 cups water
- 4 ounces granulated sugar
- 4 ounces yeast
- 2 ounces salt
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- Cinnamon-sugar, for sprinkling
- Raisins, for sprinkling
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 8 cups eggs
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup spiced rum
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 2 thick slices cinnamon raisin bread
- Maple mousse, as needed
- Powdered sugar, for sprinkling
- Fresh berries, for garnish
Instructions
- For the cinnamon smear: Cream the margarine and sugar in a large bowl. Add the flour, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Slowly add the oil and water. Mix for 15 minutes and let rest for 5 minutes.
- For the cinnamon raisin bread: Mix the flour, starter, water, granulated sugar, yeast, salt and oil in a large stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 15 minutes. Let rest.
- Portion the dough into 22-ounce balls. Flatten the dough and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mix and raisins. Roll the dough over itself 4 to 5 times and place in a greased bread pan. Cover the top and sides with the cinnamon smear. Proof the dough for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Bake for 46 minutes. Remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack. Slice into thick slices.
- For the maple mousse: Thoroughly blend the heavy cream, powdered sugar and maple syrup in a large bowl until well mixed.
- For the French toast batter: Thoroughly blend the eggs, milk, heavy cream, maple syrup, rum, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl until well mixed.
- For the Wrightsville Beach French toast: Soak the cinnamon raisin bread slices in the French toast batter until well saturated. Fry in a 350 degree F deep-fryer until golden brown, about 2 minutes (DO NOT OVER FRY).
- Cut the fried cinnamon raisin bread diagonally and shingle on a plate. Top with maple mousse. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and garnish with fresh berries.
Reviews
The bread is fantastic and soft
Oh my word, what a great bread recipe! I made a lot of people extremely happy this weekend! I’m sure it’s amazing French toast, but I made it for the raisin bread. It’s rich bread, just amazing texture. A lot to work with. I would use half recipe more often. No amount of raisins in recipe, but showed on video generous amount of raisins.