Mini walnut soda breads

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Whole wheat flour
1 cup Unbleached all purpose flour
¼ cup Dark brown sugar; (packed)
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ cup Chilled unsalted butter; cut into 1/2-inch
; pieces (1/2 stick)
1 cup Walnuts; toasted, chopped
1 cup Chilled buttermilk
1 large Egg
2 tablespoons Mild-flavored; (light) molasses

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly flour large baking sheet. Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend well. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in toasted, chopped walnuts. Whisk buttermilk, egg and molasses in small bowl to blend.

Gradually add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring until medium-firm dough forms. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead until dough comes together, about 6 turns. Flatten dough into disk. Cut into 6 wedges. Shape each wedge into ball. Place on prepared sheet, spacing evenly apart. Flatten each to 3-inch round. Using sharp knife, cut shallow X in top of each round.

Bake breads until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer to rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 6.

Bon Appetit October 1999

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1845 Calories (kcal); 80g Total Fat; (36% calories from fat); 69g Protein; 243g Carbohydrate; 187mg Cholesterol; 3480mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 12½ Grain(Starch); 4 ½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 13 ½ Fat; 3 ½ Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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