Walnut Buttermilk Quick Bread Recipes

WALNUT BUTTERMILK QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly coat a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2. Coarsely chop 1/2 cup walnuts. Reserve remaining walnut halves.
• 3. 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, baking powder, salt and vanilla; stir just until evenly moistened.
• 4. Pour into loaf pan and arrange remaining walnut halves evenly on top of batter.
• 5. 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 before slicing.

BUTTERMILK NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Grease two 8 x 4" loaf pans very well and preheat oven to 325°F.
• Beat eggs; add sugar and mix well.
• Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with buttermilk to the egg mixture.
• Add nuts.
• Pour batter into prepared pans, let stand for 20 minutes and bake for about an hour or until breads test done.

LAURI'S YUMMY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pas.
• In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla until smooth using a wooden spoon. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into the sugar mixture alternately with the buttermilk just until mixed. Stir in the walnuts. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
• Bake for 55 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Allow the bread to cool for about 10 minutes before removing from the pans, and wrap in aluminum foil.

QUICK WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Move the rack to the center of the oven. Butter or oil a loaf pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Whisk in the buttermilk or yogurt and the oils. Quickly whisk in the flour, and fold in the walnuts. Scrape into the bread pan.
• Bake 50 minutes to one hour, until nicely browned and a tester comes out clean. Remove from the heat, allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Then reverse onto a rack and allow to cool.

BUTTERMILK QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*F. Spray loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium mixing bowl. In another bowl combine oil of choice, if using butter first melt it, buttermilk and eggs. Whisk to combine.
• Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients. Gently stir and fold ingredients until all the flour has been incorporated and shaggy, wet batter is formed. Be careful not to over mix.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan spreading evenly into corners. Bake for 45-50 minutes. When finished the loaf should be domed and golden, and a toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean. Let the loaf cool for 15 minutes before slicing.
• Wrap baked loaves tightly in plastic wrap and store at room temperature. Baked loaves can be wrapped in plastic and then aluminum foil and frozen for up to three months.
• Variations: Blueberry Loaf - 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, 1 tsp vanilla, zest from one lemon.
• Spicy Jalapeño Loaf - reduce sugar to 2 Tbsp, 1/3 cup diced jalapeño peppers, 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar, 2 tsp chili powder.
• Irish Soda Bread Loaf - reduce sugar to 1/4 cup, 1 Tbsp caraway seeds, 3/4 cup raisins or currents.
• Cherry Almond Loaf - 1 cup dried cherries, 1/2 cup toasted sliced chopped almonds, 1 tsp almond extract.
• Apple Cinnamon Loaf - 1 cup finely diced apples, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts.
• Pesto Parmesan Loaf - reduce sugar to 1 Tbsp, 1/4 cup prepared pesto, 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese.

WALNUT QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F - Spray two mini loaf pans or one 8x4 loaf pan.
• Combine dry ingredients (except optional 1/4 cup nuts) in a med size bowl; set aside.
• Crack the egg into a measuring cup and stir to break yolk.
• Add milk up to the 3/4 cup mark; then add vanilla and oil.
• Make a well in the flour mixture and pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• Mix until combined. Don't over mix. If batter is very stiff add an additional tbsp milk.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan(s).
• Sprinkle on optional 1/4 cup chopped nuts and lightly press down so they adhere.
• Bake for 38 minutes or until tested done.
• Cool on a rack for 1/2 hour. While still warm, wrap well and let set overnight for best texture. Can be frozen.
• Variations: Pecans/rum extract; Coconut/vanilla or coconut extract; Almonds/almond extract.

BUTTERMILK QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the dry ingredients in large a bowl and make a well in the center.
• Whisk the wet ingredients in a small bowl together, then pour into the well in the dry ingredients and blend together just until moist.
• Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray and pour the batter into it. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until the center comes out clean and let cool for at least 10 minutes prior to serving. (Or, just use your bread machine's Quick Bread cycle.).

WALNUT BUTTERMILK BREAD

Steps:

• Coarsely chop 1/2 cup walnuts. Reserve remaining walnut halves.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Lightly coat a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 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.
• Pour into loaf pan and arrange remaining walnut halves evenly on top of batter.
• 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.
• Slice and serve.