Thursday 18 June 2015

Walnut Loaf recipe

This is a breadmaker recipe, but what I did was to bring it to dough stage in the breadmaker and finish it by hand,. baked in the oven.


1 cup water, tepid
2 tablespoons walnut oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon czaster sugar
3 cups white bread flour
1 teaspoon yeast

To finish:

100g (3 1/2 oz) walnuts, roughly chopped

Place the first six ingredients in the baking pan.  Set the programme to Basic (or in my case, Dough).*

When the cycle indicates, add the walnuts.  At the end of the programme, transfer bread to a wire rack to cool.

*Remove dough from pan and put onto a lightly floured board.  Flatten a little and incorporate nuts, turning and kneading until all are incorporated.  Shape and put into a pre-warmed and well-oiled 2 lb loaf tin and leave to prove until well risen.  Brush with well-beaten egg and put in a hot oven (420 deg. Fan) with a dish of boiling water below it, which helps to give a crisp crust.

Ready in about 25/30 mins - check that the bottom is done and if not brisk to tap, turn loaf upside down and give it another 5 mins.

Yummy . . .

5 comments:

  1. Sounds very healthy and looks delicious.
    Re your Welsh poppies in your last post - I have them self seeded all over the garden, and luckily they do seem to have a habit of seeding in dark corners - although orange is not a colour I particularly like they do brighten up dark spots.

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  2. Looks good, I will be trying it out and will add a few chopped dates, I do like the combination.

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  3. This recipe looks yummy, I wonder if it would work in a kitchenaid.
    Fondly Michelle

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  4. No reason it shouldn't Michelle. Give it a whirl.

    Pam - It would be nice with dates in too.

    Pat - mine self-seeded with a bit of help from Tam one year, who thought they would look nice in the top of the wall!

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  5. My yellow aquilega are going setting seeds, would you like me to post some to you.

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