Fig & Walnut Bread
A wonderful bread! The figs and walnuts add texture and flavour to the bread, creating a slightly sweet and nutty taste. The honey and spices add more flavour and the chewy texture is divine! It pairs perfectly with cheese.
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Servings: 14 slices
Equipment
- TM5 or TM31
- Lined oven Tray
- Large Bowl for proofing dough
- Bowl Scraper
- Bench Scraper
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tsp dried Instant yeast
- 20 grams honey
- 220 grams warm water
- 160 grams plain flour
- 160 grams bakers flour
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp table salt
- 100 grams dried figs
- 50 grams walnuts
- 1 tsp vanilla Extract optional
- Extra flour for dusting
Instructions
- Roast 50g walnuts in a preheated 180 °oven for 10mins. Cool and roughly chop. Set aside
- Add 1 1/2 tsp yeast, 20g honey and 220g warm water to Thermomix Bowl. Warm 4 mins/37°/speed 1
- Add 160g plain flour, 160g bakers flour, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp table salt, 1 tsp vanilla essence. Mix on dough for 3 mins.
- Meanwhile, chop figs and sprinkle on a little flour to prevent sticking.
- Add walnuts and figs to Thermomix bowl with dough and knead again on dough mode for 2 minutes.
- Oil a large bowl. Place dough into bowl, cover and prove until double in size, (see notes in blog post)
- Preheat oven to 180° (fan)
- Knock dough down and shape into an oval loaf and place onto a lined baking tray. Make a shallow slit down the centre of the bread and dust with flour. Cover and let prove on the kitchen bench for approx 30 mins.
- Quickly, place bread into hot oven and using a water sprayer, spray water into the oven. Cook 15 minutes, quickly open oven and spray once more. Continue cooking until bread is golden brown and a hollow sound is heard when you tap on the bottom, (25 - 30 mins)
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Please see notes, tips substitutions and more in the post feed.
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