Walnut and Rosemary Loaves (Cooking Light 11/09)
Brian made this one...
This seemed like a pretty easy and quick bread recipe. It only needs to rise about an hour so it's a good one for some "day of" bread making. It doesn't turn out as "rustic" and crunchy as I tend to like, but it's a flavorful bread and smells great. The recipe made two loaves so we stuck one in the freezer and it held up well. I'm not sure if he would do anything different. He tried to bake a cake at the same time, which seemed ambitious, so I don't think the bread got the attention that it could have. (tho both bread and cake turned out great). There was some sticking issues during the rise which deflated the bread a bit before baking and the oven (or cookie sheets) didn't leave room to have both loaves in the best location in the oven so one got a bit over done.
Recipe link
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=522152
The Verdict
Make again! It's a nice homemade bread and great warm or toasted, (it adds that crunch I was missing and brings out the rosemary and walnut). Brian had it with honey (the recipe also said apple butter is great). I also think it would be perfect for a Fall soup night.
Yeah, I thikn I reached for the stars a bit that day. I should've been more careful transferring the bread, you warned I should oil the plastic wrap before letting it rise and I scoffed. SCOFFED! But you were right, it stuck and everything deflated. The cake did turn out nicely, but I didn't make a good frosting, the quick one I tried to whip up turned into a sugar glaze, too sweet.
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