Bread Machine Mom's Nut Bread
Wonderful served with Bar-le-duc - cream cheese and currant jelly.
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups bread flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fine salt
- 1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast
- 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
Have liquid ingredients at 80°F unless otherwise specified in your manual; all others at room temperature.
Add ingredients in order recommended by bread machine manufacturer. Select Basic Cycle or White Bread Cycle, and medium/normal crust. Add walnut pieces 5 minutes before the end of the last kneading cycle. Check dough consistency after 5 minutes of kneading. The dough should be in a soft, tacky ball. If it is dry and stiff, add water, 1/2 to 1 tablespoon at a time. If it is too wet and sticky, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time.
When cycle is complete, carefully remove bread from pan; let cool on wire rack before slicing.