A wholesome, hearty, nutty wholewheat bread that goes wonderfully with a cold meat platter, fruit or cheese plate. Perfect toasted for a nutritious and healthy breakfast too.
Wholewheat Bread with Walnuts
- adapted from Brote für Genießer
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- In a mixing bowl, add in wholewheat flour and make a well in the center. Crumble the fresh yeast into the well and add in 80 ml water and sugar. Stir together and leave it for 15 minutes.
- Peel, core and grate the apple. Add in sourdough starter, grated apple, flours, salt, walnut oil, water, honey, millet, sesame seeds, flaxseeds and chopped walnuts. Stir everything together on low speed until incorporated, then increase the speed and stir until a smooth and soft dough forms. Cover and set aside to proof for an hour.
- Gently knead the dough and divide into two portions. Shape one portion into a round and another into a log. Place the round dough, seam side up, into a well-floured proofing basket and another one into a parchment paper lined loaf pan. Dust the surface with flour and cover with a clean towel. Set aside to proof for a further 60 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 220C/430F. Turn the boule out onto a wooden peel dusted with cornmeal. Sprinkle some flour over dough and cut some decorative slashes on the top of bread. Make a long slash lengthwise down the center of top of the loaf in the loaf pan. Bake for about 45 minutes until nicely golden brown.
154 comments:
A gorgeous bread! It looks amazing.
Cheers,
Rosa
The walnut oil and honey must be a great addition to this beautiful bread. It is absolutely picture perfect.
Beautiful, love breads with nuts, .
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That is one beautiful artisanal loaf!!
Am amazed to this gorgous bread,loving it.
Oh, I can imagine how wonderful it smells.. :)
Such beautiful piece of work, Angie. Hope you're enjoying your day ahead. Is it snowing heavily on your side?
Kristy
Wow, what a fantastic bread. I can't wait to try it myself. People around here will think I've gone all posh.
Wow! This bread looks fantastic! I love eating wholewheat bread & great healthy bread to start the day! :)
What is beautiful about bread like this...It has rustic feel and look.
Velva
Oh my gosh….such a gorgeous bread! Love the rustic look…so appetizing!
what a fantastic looking loaf... utterly gorgeous. I am not a big fan of walnuts, but strangely enjoy them in breads. Lovely.
Angie, this loaf of bread looks beautiful, I can't wait to try it.
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I like the round shaped bread, looks so rustic!
I'm such a fan of crusty loaves of bread. This is a whole grain bread I can feel good about eating. I love the addition of apple for sweetness.
You are truly a bread artist, my friend. This is amazing and another recipe to add to my bread baking, XOXO
And yet another gorgeous bread recipe!! I was excited seeing the sourdough starter because a friend of mine gave me some a few weeks ago. I've actually managed to keep it going and have made a couple loaves of bread, but I'm still learning. When you say "100% hydration" next to sourdough starter, what does that mean? Does it relate to a "fed" starter or something else? Thanks for your help!
What gorgeous loaves, love that you have shaped it in two ways...
Beautiful loaves! The addition of grated apples sounds really good!
Angie , what a gorgeous loaves ! I want to make some sourdough starter sometime to make this kind of rustic bread :D
Thats a very gorgeous looking bread... Superb one
What fabulous loaves of bread Angie. I could enjoy a slice right now with a thick layer of cold butter. Delicious.
:-) Mandy
What a beautiful and rustic bread.. perfect for the season!!
Angie, I really wish I can bake a good bread like you. Always look so perfect :)
Awesome bread.. so so beautiful..
This looks wonderful and the walnuts make it sound really interesting!
Angie, how divine. I love all the healthy nuts in your bread.
This bread couldn't be anymore beautiful!! I'm envious...I want your creativity! :)
your bread sounds divine! i totally wish you had a bakery here in my town, i would be there every day!
Your bread always comes out so gorgeous. I have a hard enough time staying away from bread, if I was your neighbor I'd have no chance. Hope you are having a wonderful week my dear.
-Gina-
I'm wishing I had a sour dough starter on the go to make this gorgeous bread. I adore walnut bread and this one's even better with all the other inclusions. Beautiful, again. You are really my bread hero, Angie.
You and your gorgeous breads! I'm hungry every time I come here...lol! Another one that sounds amazing Angie :)
You need to open a bakery! I couldn't even begin to figure out how to make such a perfect loaf of bread. You are so talented!
You are so talented at making the most beautiful loaves of bread. Not just in looks, but unique and wonderful, flavourful recipes!
What a beautiful bread. I am a big fan of breads with walnuts and the apple is nice on top of it all.
Wonderful Bread ... I love it :-)
@mjskit
A 100% hydration sourdough starter is the starter fed with water and flour at equal weights.
these loaves are a work of art! you are a true baker! particularly love the scoring and what a nice oven spring!
beautiful loaves Angie. I love that crust, mmm
What a great bread! So artisanal!
What an amaing looking bread and I bet it taste fabulous too!
The bread looks so rustic perfect. Some soup to accompany would be perfect !
What a gorgeous bread, I'm in love! I can imagine ripping bits off and dipping it into some stew. Beautiful pictures, you're so talented!
Looks beautiful and very hearty and healthy.
Angie, thank you for your kind and comforting words re: my eye upcoming eye surgery...just didn't want to pass up your gorgeous wholewheat/walnut bread...truly a 'labor of love' and a 'work of art'; stunning, perfect and super delicious! Nothing like working with fresh yeast, and sourdough starter, but most of all, to have the 'artist' talent as you have...like an artist working on canvas; but in your case an 'artist' making MAGIC with dough!
A long time ago, I made several home-made breads per week & this one, was one of my favourites too!
Your artisanal bread with the walnuts looks impeccable, tasty & rustic too! You delived a great & tasty job! :) MMMMM!
Estupenda receta de pan es irresistible me gusta,abrazos y abrazos.
il est bien réussi, bravo
bonne soirée
you are so talented! This is ever so nice to look at and of course, I can imagine it is sooo tasty. Ciao!
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Guess the addition of apple makes the bread moist. Love all the added nuts and seeds too.
Gosh that could have just walked out of some high falutin' bakery! You know the only thing I always struggle with is that I never have sour dough starter at hand in the fridge...bummer...
Angie always I love your recipes but really my favorites are your breads!!! fantastic and delicious!!
This is simply gorgeous Angie! I am in love with your pictures and recipe sounds very delicious!!!
Walnuts scream holiday baking to me, I just love baking with them:-) Your bread looks gorgeous! Hugs, Terra
I think you should call your blog "Angie's fine gourmet bakery" Wow! This bread is spectacular! Wish I could be a little mouse under your table :)
Idk how I missed this!! I hope you're having a great weekend, Angie!!!
Awesome, beautiful bread, Angie! I am so in awe of your baking abilities.
Youa re truly the Queen of bread making, Angie. These are absolutely drop dead gorgeous! Wish you were my neighbour. I am into cheese making, lately, and bread and cheese? well, what can I say!
:)
Valerie
Lovely! This bread is totally gorgeous, and sounds so delicious!!
Every time you post one of your beautiful loaves of bread, I promise myself that I'll bake a loaf too. Maybe this week!
looks delicious adore your breads
Walnuts are always a welcome addition to breads, in this chef's humble opinion. Beautiful loaf here, Angie - the aesthetics are professional and charming!
looks amazing! I have a faze for baking bread now, will try your recipe :)
Love walnut bread! Even better with the wholewheat flour!
Your bread looks like a work of art, the photos are so gorgeous. It also sounds delicious.
WOW! You are so talented, A! Your bread looks absolutely stunning!!
This bread is packed with good stuff!!
This looks so crusty and delicious Angie! I bet it makes great toast! That would be such a treat for breakfast with butter and jam.
I tend to put nuts in savory loaves but this gives me the idea of trying it in a regular whole grain loaf... very neat and it looks wonderful too Angie!
your baking and photography skills are terrific, they look so beautiful! even better than some in the books!
Hope you're doing well Angie. Sorry about FB... don't think its right let out too much fire! :-) Love the bread... got to make myself made some one day. Take care. Mei
I have not visited your site for a while due to hectic work but when I saw this picture on FB, I knew there is another one waiting for me here! The photo captures the eye quickly!
I am not lucky in sourdough started though. I will have to adjust this recipe. If you have a version without the starter, let me know!
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