Selkirk Bannock

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package instant yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups sultanas (golden raisins)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, heat the milk to simmering and remove from heat.
• 2 mix in the butter and stir until melted, and then let cool until lukewarm.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
• 4 stir lukewarm milk into the flour mixture until soft dough is formed.
• 5 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• 6 lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil.
• 7 cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• 8 deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
• 9 knead in sultanas and shape into a large round loaf.
• 10 place the loaf on a lightly greased baking sheet, cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 60 minutes.
• 11 preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• 12 in a small bowl, beat together egg yolk and water.
• 13 brush risen loaf with egg yolk mixture, and bake until loaf is golden and bottom sounds hollow when tapped, about 40 minutes.
• 14 transfer to a wire rack to cool.