Dates & Walnuts Red Wine Bread

This is my adaptation to the earlier Red Wine Walnut Bread recipe.

Since KB and family are back in town visiting family, decided to whip up a bread for them. Ha ha ha...hope they don't mind this rather odd and humble offering afterall his wife and SIL are good bakers in their own right.

The date adds a slight sweetness to the slightly dense bread, common texture using wholemeal flour.

Ingredients

6g yeast
300g bread flour
150g wholemeal flour
188g red wine + water to make total 300g
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt (scant)
200g walnut, lightly roasted and chopped
80g dates, chopped

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients except salt, fruits and nuts.
2. Knead for 5 min before adding salt.
3. Last 5 min of kneading time (total about 10-15min), add fruits and nuts.
4. Rest for 50 min covered.
5. Divide and roll into desired bread shape. Cover and rest for 1 hour or at least double in size.
   
   
6. Lightly dust the top of bread with flour and make criss-cross cuts in it with a knife.
7. Bake in pre-heated oven at 200 degrees for 30-35 min or until base of bread sounds hollow when you tap.
   

With this recipe, you can either make one big loaf or two smaller ones.