mixed nuts bread

When I baked this loaf of bread, I was not expecting anything too fantastic. Da and I had run out of bread and I was busy attending to other household chores. As such, I decided to keep this to a simple loaf of bread.

Instead of a plain loaf of white bread, I added an assortment of nuts to give some variety.

The bread turned out fine. The dough rose very well and filled out the loaf pan.

When I sliced the bread, Da held up a slice of bread and commented about the softness of the bread. Mission accomplished!

INGREDIENTS

1 1/8 cups water
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp castor sugar
1 1/2 tbsp butter
1/8 cups sunflower seeds
1/8 cups pumpkin seeds (chopped)
1/8 cups walnuts (chopped)
1/8 cups almonds (chopped)
1/8 cups pistachios (chopped)
3 cups bread flour
2 tsp instant dry yeast

METHOD

1. Place all the ingredients (except the bread flour and the yeast) in the bucket of the breadmaker machine.

2. Add the bread flour, making sure that the wet ingredients are totally covered.

3. Add the yeast.

4. Place the bucket in the breadmaker machine and set to "dough" cycle. Start the cycle.

5. When the cycle has been completed, turn the dough onto a floured board. Using floured hands, knead the dough 5 times.

6. Place the dough in a loaf pan that has been greased and lined with baking paper.

7. Cover the loaf pan with a damp cloth and leave for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

8. Bake in an oven preheated to 190 degrees celsius for 35 minutes.