Christmas Walnut Bread

Name: Christmas Walnut Bread
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: Apple cider vinegar; Olive oil; Eggs; Milk; All purpose flour; Salt; Sugar; Walnuts; Yeast; Caraway

Just follow the simple steps below to prepare a traditional Swedish walnut bread, perfect to be served for Christmas.

12 November, 2017

serves for

total time

1 HR 45 MIN

ingredients

Apple cider vinegar

1 tsp

Olive oil

6 tbsp

Eggs

Milk

320 ml

All purpose flour

450 g, brown bread, gluten free, plus extra for dusting

Salt

1 tsp

Sugar

2 tbsp, dark brown

Walnuts

40 g, chopped

Yeast

2 tsp, fast-action, dried

Caraway

1 tbsp

Preparation

Grease a 900g| 2lb loaf tin.
Beat together the vinegar, oil, eggs and milk until blended.
Put the flour, salt and sugar into a mixing bowl and stir in the walnuts and yeast.
Make a well in the centre and pour in the liquid. Mix well to a sticky dough.
Turn out onto a surface dusted with flour and knead the dough for about 5 minutes until smooth.
Put the dough into the tin.
Cover with oiled cling film, and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180° fan) 400°F gas 6.
Brush the top of the loaf with beaten egg and sprinkle with the seeds.
Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
Cool the Christmas walnut bread in the tin for 10 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.