Dear PJ, I made this beautiful, absolutely delicious bread this morning , after the overnight rise. I left out the chocolate chips though. It is outstanding, just as an artisan bread should be. My neighbors loved it too! I am thinkng that next time I will also leave out the cherries and pecans and just add the KAF whole grains. Would 2 cups repalce the 1 1/2 cups of pecans and 3/4 cup of chopped dried cherries? Raul Raul, unless you're thinking of adding whole grain berries (e.g., wheat, rye) that have been soaked to soften, it's not possible to substitute whole grains for nuts and fruit without affecting the texture of the bread. By all means, add soaked whole grain berries if you like; the bread may be too dense and moist, as some of the liquid needed to soften the grains will leach out into the dough and make it "soggy." But if you don't mind a really, REALLY dense loaf, go for it. PJH

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