Spiced Walnut Bread
Spiced Walnut Bread is an easy holiday loaf filled with warm cinnamon, nutmeg and toasted walnuts. Perfect for gifting or cozy breakfasts.
Servings: 8
Calories: 509kcal
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.
Notes
Nuts: Use any variety of nuts that you have on hand. Pecans, cashews or mixed nuts will work.
Storage: Store cooled loaf wrapped tightly with plastic wrap at room temperature 1-2 days or refrigerate up to 5 days.
Mini Loaves: Bake in mini loaf pans, adjusting cooking time to 20-25 minutes. Recipe will yield 3-4 mini loaves.
Nutrition
Calories: 509kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 206mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg
