Southern Burgundy Walnut Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups all-purpose flour (preferably unbleached)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 2 cups warm milk
• 1/2 walnut oil
• 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• 3/4 cup onion, finely chopped (or caramelized)

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, salt, and sugar into a warm bowl.
• 2 dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup of warm milk, and pour it into the middle of the flour, together with the walnut oil (or butter) and the rest of the milk.
• 3 knead well until the dough is firm and blended into a smooth, springy ball (about 10 minutes).
• 4 leave in a warm place to rise for 2 hours (or in a cool place overnight).
• 5 punch down the dough, mix in the walnuts and onion, shape into four rounds, and leave on a greased baking tray to rise for 45 minutes.
• 6 bake at 400º for 45 minutes, or until the loaves sound hollow when tapped underneath.
• 7 note: after 20 minutes of baking, check to see how brown the loaves are.
• 8 cover loosely with foil if they are browned.