Walnut Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F - Spray two mini loaf pans or one 8x4 loaf pan.
• Combine dry ingredients (except optional 1/4 cup nuts) in a med size bowl; set aside.
• Crack the egg into a measuring cup and stir to break yolk.
• Add milk up to the 3/4 cup mark; then add vanilla and oil.
• Make a well in the flour mixture and pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• Mix until combined. Don't over mix. If batter is very stiff add an additional tbsp milk.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan(s).
• Sprinkle on optional 1/4 cup chopped nuts and lightly press down so they adhere.
• Bake for 38 minutes or until tested done.
• Cool on a rack for 1/2 hour. While still warm, wrap well and let set overnight for best texture. Can be frozen.
• Variations: Pecans/rum extract; Coconut/vanilla or coconut extract; Almonds/almond extract.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Put the dates, walnuts, baking soda, salt and shortening in a bowl. Pour the boiling water over and stir. Let the mixture stand for 15 minutes.
• Using a fork, beat the eggs and sugar together in a bowl. Add the flours and stir; the batter will be too stiff to mix well. Add the date mixture and mix briskly until the batter is well blended. Spoon into the loaf pan and bake 40 to 50 minutes. Check the loaf often; it is done when a few moist crumbs cling to a straw inserted in the middle of the loaf. The bread will continue to bake after it is removed from the oven. Do not overbake, or the loaf will be dry.
• When the loaf is done, slide a knife around the edges of the pan and turn the loaf onto a rack to cool completely. This bread freezes well.

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the diced figs in a medium bowl and add the warm water. Let soak until softened.
• Whisk the unbleached flour, cake flour, oats, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Put the maple syrup, milk, eggs, egg yolks, and canola oil in a medium bowl and stir with the whisk to combine. Add the mixture to the dry ingredients, stirring with a spoon just until all the flour is moistened. This should be a wet batter, because the oats absorb a lot of the liquid during baking.
• Fold the walnuts and figs into the batter (the figs do not need to be drained). Divide the batter evenly between two oiled 9- by 5-inch loaf pans. Bake for about 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (If your oven bakes unevenly, rotate the pans from left to right and front to back about halfway through the baking time.)
• Remove the pans from the oven and use a pastry brush to glaze the tops of the loaves with maple syrup. Set them on a rack to cool for about 10 minutes. Turn the loaves out of the pans and set them on the rack to cool completely before serving. Wrap any leftovers tightly in plastic wrap and store at room temperature. They may also be frozen, wrapped first in aluminum foil and then in plastic wrap or a heavy-duty freezer bag.

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans. Line with parchment paper, butter the parchment and set aside.
• Beat butter and the sugars in a stand mixer with paddle attachment and mix on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating between each addition. Add oil and vanilla and stir to combine.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Mix half the dry ingredients into butter mixture and stir together. Stir in remaining dry ingredients with a spatula, along with cranberries, pear, walnuts and sesame seeds; stir until batter is evenly moistened.
• Divide batter between the prepared pans. Bake until bread springs back when lightly touched, and a toothpick inserted into center comes out dry, with some crumbs, about 50 minutes. Cool on a rack at least 15 minutes or until completely cool. Remove from pans; slice each loaf into 10 pieces and serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• The recipe directions are written for instant yeast; to use active dry yeast, dissolve it in the water first. Also, be aware that your rising times will be longer.
• Mixing In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients and stir till the dough starts to leave the sides of the bowl. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured or lightly greased surface, and knead it for 6 to 8 minutes, or until it begins to become smooth and supple. (You may also knead this dough in an electric mixer or food processor, or in a bread machine set to the dough or manual cycle). Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover the bowl, and allow the dough to rise till puffy though not necessarily doubled in bulk, about 1 to 2 hours, depending on the warmth of your kitchen.
• Shaping Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled work surface, and shape it into an 8-inch log. Place the log in a lightly greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan, cover the pan loosely with lightly greased plastic wrap, and allow the bread to rise for about 90 minutes, until it's domed about 1 inch above the edge of the pan. A finger pressed into the dough should leave a mark that rebounds slowly.
• Bake the bread in a preheated 350°F oven for about 35 to 40 minutes, until it's light golden brown. Test it for doneness by removing it from the pan and thumping it on the bottom (it should sound hollow), or measuring its interior temperature with an instant-read thermometer (it should register 190°F at the center of the loaf.) Remove the bread from the oven, and cool it on a wire rack before slicing. Store bread in a plastic bag at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, thoroughly stir together the whole wheat and white flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. Vigorously stir in the water, scraping down the bowl and mixing until the dough is well blended and smooth. If the mixture is too dry to incorporate all the flour, stir in just enough water (a bit at a time) to blend the ingredients; don't over-moisten, as the dough should be very stiff. Brush or spray the top with oil. Tightly cover the bowl with plastic wrap. If desired, for best flavor or for convenience, you can refrigerate the dough for 3 to 10 hours. Then let rise at cool room temperature for 12 to 18 hours.
• Spread the larger amount of walnut halves on a baking sheet and lightly toast, stirring several times, in a preheated 325°F oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until fragrant and just lightly browned. Let cool. Chop finely (in a food processor, if desired).
• Vigorously stir the cooled walnuts into the dough. If it is not stiff, stir in enough additional whole wheat flour to make it hard to stir. Using an oiled rubber spatula, lift and fold the dough in towards the center, working all the way around the bowl. Brush a 3- to 4-quart Dutch oven with oil, then dust with flour, tipping pot to cover completely; knock out any excess flour. Invert dough into prepared pot. Brush or spray the top with oil, then smooth out the surface with an oiled rubber spatula or fingertips. Cut 1/2-inch-deep slashes to form an x in the center of the top; well-oiled kitchen shears work best. Put the 4 perfect, untoasted walnut halves in the angles of the "x" for garnish: press down very firmly to embed them. Cover the pot with its lid.
• For a 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-hour regular rise, let stand at warm room temperature; for a 1- to 2-hour accelerated rise, let stand in a turned-off microwave along with 1 cup of boiling-hot water; or for an extended rise, refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours, then set out at room temperature. Continue until the dough doubles from its deflated size.
• 15 minutes before baking time, place a rack in the lower third of the oven; preheat to 400°F Lightly dust the dough top with whole wheat flour.
• Bake on the lower rack, covered, for 45 minutes. Remove the lid and continue baking for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the top is well browned and a skewer inserted in the thickest part comes out with just a few particles clinging to the bottom (or until the center registers 207 to 210°F on an instant-read thermometer). Then bake for 5 minutes more to ensure the center is done. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove the loaf to the rack, running a knife around the edges to loosen it, if necessary.
• The loaf tastes and slices best at room temperature. Cool completely before storing airtight in plastic or foil. The bread will keep at room temperature for up to 3 days, and may be frozen, airtight, for up to 2 months.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk together egg, bananas, oil and vanilla. Add to flour mixture and stir until flour is moistened. Fold in walnuts. Spray 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 loaf pan with cooking spray. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. A wooden pick inserted in the center should come out clean. Transfer loaf pan to a rack to cool for 10 minutes before turning out of pan. Serve warm or store in an air-tight container.

Steps:

• Sift flour with sugar, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl.
• Stir in 1-1/4 cups of the walnuts.
• Add egg, shortening, milk and vanilla.
• Mix just until the ingredients are blended.
• Pour batter into a greased loaf pan.
• Sprinkle remaining walnuts over the top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes.
• Let stand in the loaf pan for about 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• To make glaze: Using a food processor, process egg and 1/2 teaspoon salt with steel knife for 2 seconds.
• Remove and set aside but do not clean work bowl before proceeding.
• To make bread: Grease or oil large bowl and set aside.
• Combine water, brown sugar and yeast in measuring cup stirring to blend.
• Let stand until foamy (10 minutes).
• Using a food processor with steel knife in the same workbowl, combine 2-1/2 cups bread flour, whole wheat flour, oil and salt.
• While machine is running pour yeast mixture through feed tube and blend (40 seconds or until dough cleans inside of bowl).
• *Ifdough is too wet add reserved 1/2 cup flour to bowl (1 tablespoon at a time until it looks uniformly moiste and elastic).
• Push dough down onto the blade and add walnuts.
• Mix 10 seconds.
• Do not overprocess.
• Transfer dough to plastic bag and press loose walnuts into dough.
• Shape dough into ball and transfer to oiled bowl, turning to coat.
• Cover bowl with damp towel or plastic wrap.
• Let rise until doubled (1 hour).
• Grease large baking sheet.
• Punch dough down.
• Turn out onto floured bread board.
• Shape dough into smooth ball.
• Cover with plastic wrap.
• Let rise until doubled (40 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.
• Slash top of dough twice to make an"x" and brush with glaze.
• Bake 35-45 minutes or until bread is brown and sounds hollow when thumped.

Steps:

• Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl, set aside. Whisk the eggs and vanilla together in a liquid measuring cup with a spout, set aside. Lightly brush a 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with an electric hand-held mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually pour the egg mixture into the butter while mixing until incorporated. Add the bananas (the mixture will appear to be curdled, so don't worry), and remove the bowl from the mixer.
• With a rubber spatula, mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the nuts and transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Turn the bread out of the pan and let cool completely on the rack. Wrap in plastic wrap. The banana bread is best if served the next day.

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Combine milk and sugar in large bowl. Sprinkle yeast over; stir to blend. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Transfer to processor. Mix in onion mixture, salt and 1 cup flour. Blend in enough remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, to form smooth ball. Transfer dough to floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 3 minutes. Shape dough into ball.
• Butter large bowl. Place dough in bowl; turn to coat. Cover bowl with clean kitchen towel. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
• Butter heavy large baking sheet. Punch down dough. Turn out onto floured work surface. Sprinkle walnuts over; knead to incorporate. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into 6-inch round loaf. Place dough rounds on prepared baking sheet, spacing 4 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Cover with dry towel. Let rise in warm draft-free area until almost doubled in volume, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake until loaves are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped on bottom, about 25 minutes. Transfer to racks; cool. Serve at room temperature.