Rosemary Walnut Bread

Name: Rosemary Walnut Bread
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk 100 to 110 degrees; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 packages dry yeast; 5 cups flour; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 4 ounces cream cheese; 2 tablespoons lemon zest; 3 tablespoons rosemary chopped; 3 eggs

11 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups milk 100 to 110 degrees
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 packages dry yeast
5 cups flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
4 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons lemon zest
3 tablespoons rosemary chopped
3 eggs

Directions

1

Combine first four ingredients, add yeast, and let stand for 5 minutes.
2

Stir in two cups flour, cover with plastic, and place in a warm spot (85 degrees) for 15 minutes.
3

Add rest of flour, nuts, lemon, rosemary, and 2 eggs.
4

Mix in bowl until it sticks together, then turn onto floured surface and knead for 10 minutes.
5

Rub top with olive oil and place in oiled bowl.
6

Cover with damp cloth, and let rise for 1 hour.
7

Return dough to floured surface and form into two leaf-shaped loaves.
8

Make three diagonal slashes, 1/4 inch deep.
9

Brush top with egg, and let rise for 30 minutes.
10

Bake in 375 degree oven for 40 minutes.
11

Let stand twenty minutes before slicing-or as long as you can wait.