rosemary and walnut olive oil bread
I made this bread for the first time about 7 years ago and instantly fell in love with it although found it confusing, as it was neither a totally sweet loaf nor a savoury one.
So I tweaked it to get to a place where it is now a bread you would comfortably serve as part of a lunch vs part of a tea, but has a slight sweet angle which I find very appealing. I am South African after all, and the lines between the two can often get a bit blurry in our traditional cuisine.
This is ridiculously easy to make, and goes down as one of my all time favourite bread recipes.
What you need to make this: (1 x loaf)
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 – 3/4 cups roughly chopped walnuts
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tsp of chopped dried rosemary
- 1/4 tsp salt
- grated zest of a lemon (optional)
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup of apple juice
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
How to make this:
- Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees c (350 F)
- sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl
- add the rosemary, lemon zest and walnuts
- in a separate jug, mix all the wet ingredients (oil, apple juice and eggs)
- pour the wet mixture into the dry and sir until a thick batter is formed
- empty this into a greased or lined loaf pan (I always prefer to line the tin when making bread) and bake for 55 minutes until golden brown and when a sharp knife is pierced through the middle it comes out clean
Seriously this is how easy it is, all mixed by hand in a matter of minutes.
Enjoy!
Hot out the oven with lashings of butter – yes please!
Love how your photography is coming along. Making me hungry!!
This bread looks so tasty! I love the pairing of rosemary and walnuts!
Great recipe Sam. Will give it a try. Where do you get the paper liners that fit a bread tin?
Thanks Eamon!
Thanks Paula, its just so easy and all by hand.
Hi Brian, I have seen them at the Baking Tin in Ottery, but I just buy rolls of paper and cut 2 strips.
Sam
I have lots of fresh rosemary growing. Suggestions on how much fresh instead of 3 tsp dried?
Hi Natasha, I have only ever used dried rosemary, but if you finely chop I image about 2 teaspoons would work well.
Sam
We made this for lunch on Saturday. It was a wonderful mix of flavours. Thanks 🙂
Yay Craig! I’m so glad you enjoyed. It is a bit different, but I love it. :-). Have a lovely day.
Sam
What a wonderful and easy recipe!! I love your styling (as always)!
hello can we replace apple juice by soy milk or some other liquid?
HI and I’m sure you can although I have not tested it with anything other than apple juice