Tuscan-style Coffeecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• bread dough
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 3/4 cups european-style artisan bread flour
• 1/4 cup butter (unsalted)
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons instant yeast
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• nut and dried fruit filling
• 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup chopped dates
• 3/4 cup golden raisin
• sugar, topping
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspooon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 combine the dough ingredients, mixing and kneading to form a smooth supple dough. place the dough in a bowl, cover, and let it rise abouit 1 hour.
• 2 for the nut and dried fruit fillling: mix 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped. 3/4 cup raisins, 3/4 cup golden raisins.
• 3 gently deflate the dough and knead in the nuts and fruit. shape the dough into a flat ball, and place it in a 9-ionch round pan. cover the pan and allow the loaf to rise for 30 minutes or till it barely crests over the top of the pan.
• 4 combine the sugar, vanilla, and water. drizzle over the top of the risen bread. bake the bread in a preheated 350-degree over for 35-45 minutes, until it's golden brown and the internal temperature registers 190 degrees. remove it from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then carefully turn it out of the pan. allow it to cool before cutting.yield: 1 round loaf.