Walnut & Fig Bread

Robbie McCubbin

Robbie McCubbin

29th November 2010
Robbie McCubbin

Walnut & Fig Bread

Try this tasty Walnut & Fig Bread recipe with raisins.

Ingredients

  • 340g Strong white flour
  • 110g Strong Brown Flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tablesp.olive oil
  • 25g frsh yeast
  • 2 tsp cast sugar
  • 200ml warm water
  • 110g lightly chopped walnuts
  • 25g Raisins
  • 75g Dried figs

Method

Method
Mix yeast & sugar with 150ml of the warm water. leave for 10mins until yeast starts to work.
Put flour salt & olive oil in mixing bowl.
Add yeast mix along with the rest of the water onto the flour & mix to a piable dough.
Knead for 10mins until smooth.
Knead in the nuts & dried fruit.
Place in an oiled bowl & prove ( @ 2hrs.)
Knock back & knead again for 3-4mins.
Put dough into buttered & floured loaf tins.
Cover & prove until doubled in size.
Bake @ 170oC FOR 30/35mins OR until cooked.
Cool on wire rack.

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