100% Whole Wheat Walnut Loaf

Name: 100% Whole Wheat Walnut Loaf
Prep time: 7 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: Makes One 9½ by 5 by 4⅛ inch high loaf
Ingredients: whole wheat flour; instant yeast; walnut halves; vital wheat gluten; honey; water; walnut; sea salt; canola oil; safflower oil

Preparation info

Makes
One
9½ by 5 by 4⅛ inch high loaf

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The Baking Bible

By Rose Levy Beranbaum

Published 2014

About

This is my best whole wheat bread. It is healthful, wheaty, full of flavor, and has a great texture. It is also an excellent bread when made without the walnuts. The walnut oil, however, produces a more mellow flavor and a slightly higher rise. Sliced thin, this bread is an ideal accompaniment to cheese, especially to blue cheese.

Ingredients

Dough Starter

Sponge

	VOLUME	WEIGHT
water

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Make the Dough Starter

Sponge

In a large bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk beater, place the water, honey, flour, and yeast. Whisk until very smooth to incorporate air, about 3 minutes. The dough starter will be the consistency of a thin batter. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

If using the Bread Ma