HONEY AND WALNUT LOAF

    

NOTE: Whole wheat flour,honey and walnuts together makes this a nutritious bread ideal for morning breakfast.Served warm with butter and jam or honey try this simple easy to make bread. Fresh yeast is better to dry yeast.When using fresh yeast the quantity should be less than dry yeast.We add a little white flour as the gluten in it will give elasticity to the dough.

U need:
Whole wheat flour: 1&1/2 cup
Maida: 1/2 cup
Fresh yeast: 1&1/4 tsp or
Dry active yeast: 1&1/2 tsp
Warm water:1/4 cup
Warm milk: 2 tablsp
Walnuts: 1/4 cup
Kishmish: 2 tablsp
Sugar: 1/2 tsp
Honey: 3 tablsp
Salt : 1 tsp
Olive oil: 2 tabslp
Warm water to knead the dough
Topping: 
Plain oats: 2 tablsp

Method:
1. If using dry yeast ,in a bowl add the warm water,warm milk and sugar and stir.Now add the yeast allow it to rise well.
2. In a bowl add both the flours,fresh yeast,( if using dry yeast then add the already fermented yeast),honey,salt,walnuts,kishmish and rub together well with light fingers.Using some warm water knead to a soft slightly sticky dough.Add 1 tabslp olive oil and knead further using very light fingers..Transfer to a greased bowl and cover with a cling film.Let it rise. approx 2 hrs. The dough would have risen well.
2. Remove cling film,punch the raised dough slightly to let the air out. Knead a little and roll to a loaf shape.Grease a bread loaf tin with 1/2 tsp olive oil and transfer the loaf to the tin.Cover with the cling film and let it rise .approx 1 hr.
3. Pre heat oven gas mark 200 degree centigrate for 5 mins .Remove the cling film and drizzle some honey over the raised loaf.Spread the oats over it and press gently.Make 2 to three cuts in the loaf .
4.Bake the loaf in the preheated oven for 30 mins.Once done remove the bread from the oven, drizzle some olive oil and bake for another 10 mins.A nice brown crust will be formed with a wonderful aroma coming from the loaf.
5. Remove the loaf from oven and cool.Tap gently to check if a light hollow sound comes which means the bread is done.
5.Once cooled slice and serve warm with butter and jam.

Bonn!!!!Appetite!!!!!