Spiced Walnut Bread
If you need an easy holiday loaf that fills your kitchen with warm spices, this Spiced Walnut Bread is the one to bake. It comes together in one bowl with simple pantry ingredients and a cozy mix of cinnamon and nutmeg. Perfect for breakfast, gifting or slicing warm with a little butter on a chilly afternoon. It has all the charm of a homemade holiday treat without any extra fuss.
Why You Will Love this Recipe
- Cozy cinnamon and nutmeg flavors for holiday mornings.
- One bowl recipe – made with electric mixer or whisk and ready for the oven in minutes.
- Perfect for gifting to neighbors and friends or adding to Christmas trays.
Ingredients for Spiced Walnut Bread
- Vegetable oil
- Egg
- Buttermilk
- Vanilla Extract
- All purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Fine sea salt
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground nutmeg
- Toasted walnuts
- Non stick spray
How to Make Spiced Walnut Bread
- Prep the pan: Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with non stick spray. Line with parchment paper to make it easy to remove.
- Mix the wet ingredients: In a large bowl whisk vegetable oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla until smooth or use electric mixer on medium speed.
- Add the dry ingredients: Stir in flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix just until combined.
- Fold in the walnuts: Fold in toasted walnuts until combined.
- Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Top with a few more walnuts if desired. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool and slice: Let the bread cool in the pan for 5 minutes then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Serving Ideas
Enjoy a warm slice with butter or cream cheese. This loaf is perfect for holiday brunch, gifting or adding to a dessert tray with cookies and candies.
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This Spiced Walnut Bread brings all the cozy holiday flavor in an easy one bowl recipe. Whether you bake it for your family or wrap it up for someone special, it is sure to be a seasonal favorite you will want to make again and again.
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Spiced Walnut Bread
Ingredients
- ¾ cup vegetable oil or avocado oil
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 ¼ cups toasted walnuts finely chopped – divided use
- non-stick spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with non stick spray and line with parchment paper if desired.
- In a large bowl whisk vegetable oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla until smooth or use electric mixer on medium speed.
- Add flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix just until combined.
- Fold in 1 cup chopped walnuts.
- Pour into prepared pan and top with remaining walnuts.
- Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, move to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
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