Whole Wheat Potato & Nuts Bread
By: Gemma
Published: Sunday, January 18, 2015 - 1:31pm

Ingredients




Whole wheat flour, water, molasses, walnuts, hazelnuts, active dry yeast, mashed potato, salt, olive oil.

Preparation

1 Boil potatoes in a large pot until tender, mash well with a fork. Set aside. 2 In a medium bowl mix together 1/4 cup of the water, molasses and dry yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes for the yeast to activate. 3 In the bowl of your stand mixer stir together flour and salt. Combine the mashed potato, the remaining 1/2 cup of water and the olive oil in a medium bowl and add it to the flour mixture. 4 Finally add in yeast mixture and start mixing until a dough forms, around 8 minutes. Incorporate the mix of walnuts, hazelnuts and raisins after 4 minutes of kneading time. You might need to add extra flour so do it one tablespoon at a time until the dough is smooth, it doesn't stick too much to your hands and it's pliable. 5 Shape dough into a ball. 6 Place the dough in a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 90 minutes. 7 Flatten the dough a bit to force out any excess gas. Divide it into 2 equal portions and shape each one into an approximately 8-inch (20 cm) loaf. 8 Place the loaves on a lightly floured baking sheet and sprinkle some flour on the tops. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes, until puffed. 9 Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC). 10 Remove the plastic wrap from the loaves and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the loaves are deep brown and sound hollow when the bottoms are tapped. 11 Let cool on a wire rack.

About

Wholesome, delicious and with that good ol' homemade touch. Nothing beats the toasty aroma of fresh-baked bread and this Whole Wheat Potato & Nuts Bread is one of a kind! The crumb is tender yet with a dense, cake-like texture and the mix of walnuts, hazelnuts and raisins makes it the perfect choice for a mid-morning or an afternoon snack.