Rosemary Walnut Bread

I love baking yeast breads but don't always have the patience for artisan type recipes that call for a sponge, a starter and days of waiting for the dough to develop flavor. The closest I can come to artisan bread in a day is The New York Times No-Knead recipe. And if I don't make the NYT recipe, I go with quicker recipes such as Pretzel Bread, Dinner Rolls or Soft Breadsticks. Now I have a new bread for that list -Rosemary Walnut Bread

The Original Rosemary Walnut Bread

The original recipe is from an old issue of Cooking Light, and as usual I made several changes. First, I cut the recipe in half because we didn't need two big loaves. I also used fast rising yeast, the type called Platinum (which was on clearance for some reason. Yikes!). Maybe it was the Platinum or maybe it was the milk, but what I got was a really high rising, loaf with a light textured tight crumb and a chewy firm crust.

We loved this one. Let me know if you try it!

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Recipe

Rosemary Walnut Bread

Cookie Madness

Walnut Rosemary Loaf is easy to make if you have a stand mixer. This version uses quick rising yeast. If using regular yeast, heat the milk to 115 and dissolve the yeast in the milk.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Ingredients

 

• 2 ½ cups 12.5 oz flour plus more as needed (up to ¼ cup) -- KA all purpose
• 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 package quick rising yeast I used Platinum
• 1 tablespoon unsalted or salted butter melted
• 1 cup very warm low-fat milk 125 degrees
• 2 tablespoons very warm water
• 1 large egg lightly beaten ( you will only use 2 tablespoons)
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ to 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh rosemary
• ½ tablespoon milk

Instructions

 

• Combine 2 ½ cups (12.5 oz) of the flour, sugar, salt and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer.
• Add butter, warm milk, water and stir well, then add 2 tablespoons of the egg. Mix well to form a soft dough. You can do this with the paddle attachment or by hand. I do this part by hand.
• Put the dough on the stand mixer and begin kneading with the dough hook. If dough does not clear the sides of the bowl, add remaining flour a tablespoon at a time until it does. Continue kneading with stand mixer for about 8 minutes.
• Place dough in a large bowl coated with olive oil or cooking spray, turning to coat top.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• Add the walnuts and rosemary to the risen dough and punch it down, working the rosemary and walnuts into the dough.
• Shape the dough into a ball on a parchment lined baking sheet. Cover with an inverted mixing bowl and let rise for about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400°.
• Add ½ tablespoon of milk to the remaining egg, stirring with a whisk; brush over loaf.
• Make 3 diagonal cuts ¼-inch deep across top of each loaf using a sharp knife or razor blade.
• Place loaf in oven.
• Immediately reduce oven temperature to 375°, and bake 40-45 minutes or until bottom sounds hollow when tapped. Let stand 20 minutes before slicing. Also, after about 30 minutes you'll probably want to shield the loaf with foil.

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