Orange Cranberry Walnut Bread

Orange Cranberry Walnut Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups bread flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

3 tablespoons milk powder

3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature

1 cup water, lukewarm

Zest of an orange

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup roughly walnuts, toasted

1 cup cranberries

Directions:

1) Sprinkle the yeast to the lukewarm water, stir well and leave it to froth for about 5 min.

2) Place the hook attachment to the mixer. In a mixing bowl, add in the flours, sugar, milk powder, salt and orange zest. Mix well. Slowly add in the yeast mixture. Knead until the dough pulled away from the bowl.

3) Add in the butter, cranberries and walnuts. Continue to knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.

4) Form the bread and place them on a baking sheet and cover again and let it rise again to double its size.

5) Pre-heat the oven to 400 degree F. Bake the bread until golden brown and sound hollow when tapped with your fingers.