Simple Rustic Bread With Walnuts

I prepared this in the KitchenAid stand up mixer. First, the yeast and water were combined and left to sit for 10 minutes while I gathered the other ingredients. The remaining ingredients including *finely* ground walnuts were placed in the bowl and using the dough hook mixed on speed #2 for 2-3 minutes. The recipe was cut in half and I shaped the dough halves into small loaves and placed in the parchment lined mini-loaf pan. Enjoyed for elevenses with butter and jam accompanied by Welsh tea. As another reviewed wrote, the bread tastes good toasted to bring out the nutty flavor and we'll give that a go tomorrow for breakfast. Reviewed for CQ 2017.

This easy, simple recipe produced 2 loaves of lovely bread....deliciously crunchy on the outside, perfectly soft on the inside. I can't stop eating it! Thanks PanNan for the great recipe, it's a keeper!

We loved this bread! Like Cookgirl, I made this in the KitchenAid, using the dough hook. So easy! I did cut the recipe in half. The only thing I would change for the next time is to add a bit more salt than called for - as it was a bit bland. But we loved it nonetheless! It has a great hard crust and the inside texture was perfect - slightly chewy but tender at the same time. Another reviewer said like white bread? I disagree - this is definitely not "air bread". There was not a lot of hands-on time for this bread, which is great when you're preparing a meal at the same time. Thanks for posting - I'm sure we'll make this often! Made for CQ4.

Great easy recipe, with two loaves, i liked it best toasted since that brought out the nutty flavor more, and the flour i used was an unbleached white bread flour, next time I will try wheat flour....this was a little wonder white soft for the texture of bread, thanks for sharing this super recipe!

i have not been able to make successful, chewy, delicious bread. EVER. and i've been making an effort to really do so these last few months. and today, perhaps with a low pressure system overhead, my bread rose amazingly and turned into a beautiful loaf in the oven (and one lumpy not-so-pretty one). this is the first time i've ever had the first, second, and oven-spring perfect (i've done a lot of research on the internet). i kneaded it by hand since i don't own a mixer. also, i put a pan of hot water in the oven while it was preheating to make sure i had a crispy crust. it started to darken about 20 minutes into baking, so i had to cover it with foil. when i took it out after about... 37 minutes, it was hard like a log and i was afraid i had over-baked it. but when i cut into it, the inside was still beautiful and i'm so proud.