Hikers Walnut Bread Recipes

NORDIC WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl; dissolve the fresh yeast in the lukewarm water. If you are using dry yeast, add this together with the flour.
• Add the honey, the three types of flour and then stir/knead everything into a nice dough.
• Add the chopped walnuts and the salt and knead everything into the dough. The kneading time is 5-10 minutes.
• Leave the kneaded dough in the bowl, cover it with a dishtowel and set it aside some place warm. Let the dough rise for 60 minutes.
• Divide the dough into six pieces and roll each pieces into long 'sausages'.
• Take three sausages and connect them in one end. Braid them, and connect them at the other end. Continue the same way with the next three sausages.
• Now you twist the two braided breads into one single bread. Fold the two ends under the bread.
• Place the twisted bread on a parchment paper covered oven plate. Cover it with a clean dishtowel and let it rise for another 30 minutes some place warm.
• Preheat the oven to 200 C (400 F).
• Spray a little cold water into the oven to create some water vapor. Now bake the bread for about 35 minutes. The bread is done when it sounds hollow when knocking at the bottom of it.

OLD FASHIONED WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into large bowl.
• Add egg, shortning, milk and vanilla.
• Stir until all is moistened.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• Bake in a 9x5 loaf pan for 1 hour, 20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

WALNUT QUICK BREAD

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.