Walnut and Raisin Bread: The Recipe for Making It at Home

Two types of flour are used, mixed together. The dough must rise for at least two hours. An alternative to walnuts? Almonds.

walnut bread recipe
  • Preparation time: 15 minutes 
  • Dough resting time: 20 minutes 
  • Cooking time: 45 minutes
  • difficulty: Bassa

How to make bread with walnuts and raisins

Do the bread at home Not only is it a lot of fun, but it's also a simple and practical way to have a wholesome food, always available. Homemade bread also definitely lasts much longer than the kind we buy at the bakery or in a supermarket. If you then add, as in the case of this ancient recipe, the nights (or the almonds) and theraisin, then you've also created a delicious dish. Useful for lunch and dinner, but also as a snack or in the morning for breakfast.

Ingredients for people 4

  • 250 g of type 1 flour
  • 50 g of buckwheat flour
  • 1 yeast cube
  • about 200 ml of water
  • 100 g raisins (alternatively chocolate chips or grated coconut)
  • 150 g of walnuts (alternatively almonds or hazelnuts)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Extra virgin olive oil (to taste)

walnut bread recipe

Preparation

  • Mix mix the two flours together, then add salt and the water with the dissolved yeast.
  • Add Add three tablespoons of oil and knead well. Let the dough rest for about 20 minutes in a warm, humid place. Chop the walnuts with a knife, then combine them with the raisins. Once the dough has rested, add the raisins, kneading continuously.
  • Divide Form the dough into about ten balls and let it rise for about two hours in a humid place with a constant temperature, preferably directly on the baking tray.
  • Bake in a steam oven (100 degrees) or inside bamboo baskets for about 10 minutes.
  • Served hot, perhaps accompanied by fresh goat cheeses.

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