Walnut and Fig Bread
 
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Delicious bread wonderful both with sweet or savoury toppings or just simply as is.
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Recipe type: Breads
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 tsp instant dry yeast
  • 500 g organic wholegrain spelt flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp demerara sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground flax seed
  • 300 ml luke warm water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 100 g dried figs chopped into small pieces
  • 50 g walnuts
  • 4 tbsp orange juice
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl mix together the flour, salt, sugar and yeast.
  2. Stir in 300 ml luke warm water.
  3. While the mix is still lumpy add the oil then knead well to make smooth and pliable dough.
  4. Leave he dough in a bowl covered with a cloth, in a draught free place to double in size.
  5. Meanwhile chop the figs and walnuts and leave them to soak in the orange juice
  6. Turn out the dough in a floured surface, add the soaked figs and walnuts then knead firmly for several minutes.
  7. Shape the dough and put it into an oiled 1kg bread tin or place it on an oiled baking sheet.
  8. Cover and leave dough to rise for about 40 minutes in a warm place.
  9. Bake in a preheated oven for 40-45 minutes.
Recipe by Fertility to postnatal recovery with Andrea Balazs at https://yoganutrition.com/recipes-nutrition/breads-crackers/walnut-and-fig-bread/