Healthy Cranberry Walnut Bread

Gloria J.'s Note:

This is a geat healthy bread for the bread machine. It is great toasted or for sandwiches. I make a two pound loaf every weekend and it never lasts long enough. Be sure to start with all ingredients at room temperature.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 15

Yield: 1.0 2 lb. l ...

• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup bread flour
• 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
• 3/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients except cranberries and walnuts in the bread machine pan.
2. Bake at light crust, basic setting.
3. Check the dough in the early stages of mixing. It should form a smooth but slightly sticky ball.
4. Add additional flour, one tablespoon at a time, until the dough ball looks right. I usually have to add 2-3 tablespoons more flour, but it varies with the amount of humidity in the air.
5. Add cranberries and walnuts at the add fruit signal, or about five minutes before the end of the kneading cycle.

Reviews

[missmanda]

This bread is really moist and flavorful. I added an extra tablespoon of gluten since I substituted soft white whole wheat flour for the bread flour. It rose up beautifully and will make a wonderful addition to my holiday table:)

[hd4]

2 cups of cranberries was not even enough. Plus we had to sprinkle sugar on it to get it to taste good. Healthy maybe, tasty,NO.

[pedspeech]

This turned out quite good; however, I am not sure I could replicate it because I have no idea how much extra flour I added. I tossed in more than four Tbsp over specified amount (lost count because I was trying to get it in there before it finished mixing). It never did make a ball like I thought it should, but it did set up and bake correctly. I especially liked the flavor of it when toasted.