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Cranberry Walnut Bread
10
minutes
minutes
45
minutes
minutes
Dough Making and Resting Time:
2
hours
hours
15
minutes
minutes
3
hours
hours
10
minutes
minutes
Servings:
12
slices
Author:
Alpa Jain
Cranberry walnut bread is a delicious and hearty bread. This vegan, artisan bread can be easily made at home with just 6 ingredients. The dough can be made in the breadmaker and then baked in the Dutch oven.
Equipment
Bread Machine
Dutch Oven
Ingredients
▢
420
grams
Bread flour
(
3 ½ cups
)
▢
1 ¼
cup
Water
(warm)
▢
1
teaspoon
Salt
▢
7
grams
Instant Yeast
(
2 ¼ tsp
, or bread machine yeast)
▢
1
cup
Walnut
(chopped)
▢
1
cup
Dried Cranberries
Instructions
Making cranberry bread dough in bread machine
Place all the wet and dry ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order recommended by the bread machine manufacturer.
Select and start the dough cycle.
Add the cranberry and walnuts when the machine beeps for add-ins. (Or add them to nut dispenser before the cycle starts)
Remove the dough after the dough cycle is complete.
Shaping the dough
On a lightly floured surface knead the dough into a ball.
Final rise
Line a Dutch oven with the parchment paper and place the dough ball on it.
Cover the dutch oven with the lid and allow the dough to rise for about 45 minutes until it doubles in volume.
Baking the cranberry walnut bread
Preheat the oven to 450°F.
Score the dough with a sharp knife and then cover the lid.
Place the Dutch oven with the dough in the oven and bake covered for 25 minutes at 400 °F.
Bake the bread uncovered for 20 minutes at 400 °F.
Take the bread out and place on a cooling rack.
Once the bread is completely cooled down, slice it with a serrated knife or an electric knife.
Notes
Cranberry
walnut
bread can also be directly baked in the
bread machine
. Use the French bread cycle for crusty bread.
It is best to weigh the flour using a
food scale
for the best and most consistent results.
The dough can also be kneaded in a
stand mixer
and then proved in the
instant pot
or oven for about 1 hour.
Check out this post for detailed instructions on
how to knead dough in stand mixer and proof it in the instant pot
.
Follow the remaining steps starting from "shaping the dough"
Recipe makes
1.5 lb. bread
. To make 1 lb. bread change servings to 8 and for 2 lb. bread, change servings to 16.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
slice
|
Calories:
196
kcal
(10%)
|
Carbohydrates:
28
g
(9%)
|
Protein:
6
g
(12%)
|
Fat:
7
g
(11%)
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
(6%)
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
5
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
196
mg
(9%)
|
Potassium:
91
mg
(3%)
|
Fiber:
2
g
(8%)
|
Sugar:
1
g
(1%)
|
Vitamin A:
8
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
(1%)
|
Calcium:
17
mg
(2%)
|
Iron:
1
mg
(6%)