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Walnutty Wholemeal Bread

Updated 26 February 2024 Published 15 August 2012 33 Comments

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Walnutty Wholemeal Bread on a chopping board with knife with jam & butter in background.

Walnutty Wholemeal Bread is a delicious nutty loaf that’s great with sweet or savoury toppings! So easy even a child can make this loaf!

Walnutty Wholemeal Bread sliced on a board.

When we decided to have homemade soup for dinner the other night my husband suggested I also made some homemade bread.

Hence I decided it was time to introduce my daughter to bread making as this is something children can do with little or no intervention. I was just going to rely on the recipe on the pack of Strong Wholemeal Flour but it was for a Cranberry Loaf so we set about googling for a recipe and hit upon the Doves Farm Traditional Wholemeal Bread recipe.

Between myself and my daughter, we decided on a few changes and came up with I have to say the best Walnutty wholemeal bread I’ve ever tasted.

We could barely wait for it to cool before we’d slathered it in homemade strawberry jam and it went equally well with the soup with a wedge of cheddar cheese.

Walnutty Wholemeal Bread on a board in garden.

I was recently sent the cutest 1 lb Traditional Loaf Tin from the Great British Bakeware range from George Wilkinson and decided this recipe would be a good test for it.

The tin oozes quality from its sturdiness and weight and I love the way George Wilkinson is embossed on the base. The surface is coated with GlideX, the ultimate performing non-stick. I was very impressed with its heat conduction properties as the whole loaf had a lovely crusty texture.

I read in a Delia bread recipe that you should put your loaf back in the oven for 10 minutes after baking to crisp it up all around. Well, this certainly wasn’t necessary with this little tin!

The whole range comes with a 15-year guarantee and to clean all that’s needed is a simple rinse. My other tins are too embarrassed to come out of their cupboard now because they know the bar has just been raised!

My only negative was that because the loaf tin had such good heat conduction I managed to burn my finger pushing the empty tin out of the way.

A lesser tin would have lost its heat sooner and would not have burnt me! I know for future reference now, so a warning for other newbies!

So you start with all the dry ingredients to which you add the warm water.

Mix by hand and when still lumpy add the walnut oil.

Carry on mixing until you form a dough.

Now add the walnuts and knead into the dough to distribute evenly.

Put the dough to rise until it doubles in size (about and hour).

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface.

Knead for a few minutes and put in tin/tins or shape into a loaf on an oiled baking tray. Make a slit/s in top and dust with flour before putting it to rise for another 25 minutes.

Put your loaves in a preheated oven.

Walnutty Wholemeal Bread being knocked underneath with back of finger.

Check the loaves are baked by knocking the bottom which should sound hollow.

Cool the loaves on a wire rack. (You don’t have to do this outdoors!)

More Bread Recipes

I do hope you make this loaf and do check out these bread recipes for more inspiration:

  • Olive & Parmesan Cob Loaf
  • Slow Cooker SourdoughSandwich Bread
  • Slow Cooker Sourdough Bread (Malted Grain)
  • Spelt & Chia Fishtail Plait Loaf
  • Easy Cheesy Chilli Cob
  • Spelt & Wholemeal No-knead Loaf
  • Simple Rye Loaf
  • No Knead Bread

I’m sure you’ll love this Walnutty Loaf so do leave a comment and rating when you try it! You can also share your pictures with me by tagging @FabFood4All on Instagram or any social media!

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Walnutty Wholemeal Bread

This delicious subtly nutty bread is basically wholemeal with a subtle addition of walnuts and can therefore be used with sweet or savoury toppings.
Course Breakfast, Lunch
Cuisine British
Prep Time 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes minutes
Total Time 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Servings 1 - 2 loaves
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 500 g Strong Wholemeal Bread Flour
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Fast Action Yeast
  • 1 tsp Soft Brown Sugar
  • 325 ml Warm Water
  • 1 tbsp Walnut Oil
  • 25 g Walnuts chopped

Instructions

  • In a large bowl mix together the flour, salt, quick yeast and brown sugar.
  • Add the water and with your hand roughly mix it into the flour.
  • Add the walnut oil while the dough is still lumpy and knead well until it’s smooth and pliable.
  • Add the chopped walnuts and need into the dough until evenly distributed.
  • Leave the dough covered with a tea towel or cling film, in a draught free place (airing cupboard ideal), for it to double in size (This should take about an hour).
  • Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead the dough firmly for several minutes.
  • Shape the dough and put it into an oiled 1kg/2lb bread tin, 2 x ½kg/1lb bread tins or place it on an oiled baking sheet.
  • Cover with a clean tea towel or cling film again and leave dough to rise for about 25 minutes in a warm place.
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  • Bake in a preheated oven 35/40 minutes for one large loaf or 30 minutes for 2 smaller loaves.

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Comments

  1. Rhea

    19/02/2021 at 1:20 pm

    Were these comments all written by the same person?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/02/2021 at 12:18 am

      No, they all have different e-mails. I find this a rather odd question to be fair!

      Reply
  2. Paul Wilson

    20/06/2015 at 12:12 am

    I’m looking for new variations on granary and wholemeal bread – this looks lovely.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/06/2015 at 12:41 am

      Oh it is lovely:-)

      Reply
  3. Katie @ Recipe for Perfection

    11/03/2015 at 9:14 pm

    Oh, that bread looks lovely. I really enjoy whole wheat bread, but have never tried it with walnuts. Sounds like a delicious combination!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/03/2015 at 10:18 am

      Thanks it is a great tasting combination:-)

      Reply
  4. Ursula Hunt

    26/01/2015 at 11:00 am

    This is gorgeous for breakfast with butter

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/01/2015 at 11:55 am

      Yes Ursula, I must make it soon as I still have some Christmas walnuts to use up:-)

      Reply
  5. Carolyn Clapham

    31/07/2014 at 12:42 pm

    I finally got round to trying this yesterday. It was lovely, but I think I will add more walnuts if I make it again.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      31/07/2014 at 3:18 pm

      Fab:-)

      Reply
  6. Paul Wilson

    17/06/2014 at 12:08 am

    I must try some walnuts in my bread.

    Reply
  7. Carolyn Clapham

    06/05/2014 at 2:41 pm

    Walnuts are another of my favourites, so this sounds great to me 😉

    Reply
  8. Ursula Hunt

    26/03/2014 at 8:41 am

    This recipe is doing the rounds, friends and family have tried it and love it

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/03/2014 at 12:09 pm

      So pleased to hear this:-)

      Reply
  9. Tracy Nixon

    09/02/2014 at 6:27 am

    Must try this – sounds lovely!

    Reply
  10. Hafsah

    03/02/2014 at 1:25 am

    Wow! This loaf looks so perfect!

    Reply
  11. Ursula Hunt

    10/01/2014 at 2:49 pm

    Cooked this yesterday, delicious, thank you

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/01/2014 at 3:23 pm

      So glad you liked it, I must make it again soon as we have a glut of Walnuts!

      Reply
  12. Heather Haigh

    25/10/2013 at 12:58 pm

    Looks delicious – I am so bad at making bread 🙁

    Reply
  13. Ursula Hunt

    24/10/2013 at 3:28 pm

    The loaves lovely might try the walnut loaf

    Reply
  14. Paul Wilson

    04/10/2013 at 1:20 am

    Always on the lookout for good bread recipes.

    Reply
  15. Maya Russell

    11/09/2013 at 7:36 am

    Walnut oil is very good for you.

    Reply
  16. Jacqueline

    16/03/2013 at 11:38 am

    They look wonderful and I love the step-by-step photos Camilla.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/03/2013 at 11:48 am

      Ah thanks Jacqueline, it’s a favourite here and luckily my daughter is only too willing to get her hands all sticky!

      Reply
  17. BinkyPower

    10/12/2012 at 7:38 pm

    OOO this looks yummy, I’ll have to have a test run next week before my family descend on me!

    Reply
  18. Franglais kitchen

    07/11/2012 at 9:05 pm

    this looks like a delicious loaf, and lovely structure. I like walnuts in bread so this is a winner for me.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/11/2012 at 9:23 pm

      Thank you they were lovely and so easy to make. The last batch we made into snail like rolls which my daughter had for her packed lunches and they freeze really well too!

      Reply
  19. Choclette

    17/08/2012 at 6:46 pm

    What a lovely recipe, that bread looks so good. Love walnuts in bread. The tin sounds good too.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/08/2012 at 8:15 pm

      Thank you, it was delicious and the tin made a big difference which surprised me!

      Reply
  20. Mich - Piece of Cake

    17/08/2012 at 2:11 am

    What a lovely loaf of bread by your talented daughter! Very soon, she could be making your meals, just give her 2 more years 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/08/2012 at 9:34 am

      She was kneading like she’d done it all her life and slashing the loaves before I’d asked her! Hope we can transfer her skills to other areas as cooking in schools these days is very lacking.

      Reply
  21. Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand

    16/08/2012 at 9:53 am

    Camilla – those loaves look simply delicious. Great idea to add the walnuts. Your kitchen must had a fabulous aroma – there is nothing quite like bread and cheese, eh?
    Lovely flowers in your pictures too 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/08/2012 at 10:18 am

      Hi Jacqueline – these loaves were delicious and made very good sandwiches the next day as well! I was going to put everything in the Kenwood but my daughter wanted to get stuck in with her hands and I’m glad she did!
      My flowers started off a plug plants from Aldi which I grew on in my miniature greenhouse:-) Thank you.

      Reply

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