Fruit bread
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Instructions
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Step 1
Into a clean, dry bowl, sift the flour through a sieve to aerate it. Add the yeast to the flour and rub it into the flour until it turns into fine crumbs. Salt the mixture. Add honey and the combined water and whey to the flour. Knead the dough until it becomes quite sticky.
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Step 2
Now you need to knead the dough thoroughly. While doing this, pour boiling water over the dried fruits and let them steep for twenty minutes. Drain them in a colander to remove excess liquid. Add the dried fruits to the dough, along with the nuts.
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Step 3
Take any convenient bowl or small dish of suitable size, grease it with odorless refined vegetable oil. Roll the dough into a ball and place it in the bowl. Cover with a towel and let it rise for several hours in a draft-free place.
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Step 4
When the dough has risen, take it out and knead it with your hands. Divide the dough into a few portions, roll them into sausages resembling the shape of bread. Then place the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and greased with fat. Let the bread rise for another thirty minutes.
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Step 5
Make long cuts on top of each sausage. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and bake the bread for half an hour. Then reduce the heat to 180 degrees and continue baking the bread until fully cooked for another 15 minutes.