Walnut Buttermilk Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Coarsely chop 1/2 cup walnuts. Reserve remaining walnut halves.
2. 2
   Preheat oven to 350°F
3. 3
   Lightly coat a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
4. 4
   In a large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat to blend egg, buttermilk, and butter. Add chopped walnuts, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and powder, salt and vanilla; stir just until evenly moistened.
5. 5
   Pour into loaf pan and arrange remaining walnut halves evenly on top of batter.
6. 6
   Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until bread begins to pull away from side of pan. Let bread cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife between bread and pan sides, then turn out onto wire rack. Let cool 10 minutes.
7. 7
   Slice and serve.