Whole Wheat Raisin Walnut Bread

Whole Wheat Raisin Walnut Bread, another delicious loaf of bread to add variety to your bread baking routine! Make this bread the old fashioned way or use your automatic bread machine, the choice is yours!

Baking bread is not only fun, but you eat well in the process.

In this house we often make one loaf of bread at a time, when we use our automatic bread machine. It is the perfect way to add specialty bread flavors to your rotation of bread for the week. We have our daily Four Loaf Recipe that I bake and freeze. But sometimes you just need a little change and a flavored loaf of bread is the easiest way to achieve that. Personally I love a good raisin bread for my breakfast toast, but it is also delicious for sandwiches. Yes Peanut Butter and honey, but also ham or turkey. My love of raisin bread for toast came from a loaf we used to get at Costco. Then two things happened, they stopped carrying it, and I started milling my own flour and baking my own bread.

 

And just like all recipes offered here, be sure to make it your way!

If you are not a fan of walnuts in your bread, feel free to leave them out. However if you are a lover of walnuts in your bread, feel free to add a few more! My own personal rule regarding bread is that it needs to satisfy my family and myself. Oh and this other important rule, don't try to work so many nuts or pieces of dried fruit into the dough that it will loose integrity, you need enough dough around each nugget of any extras added that the loaf is strong enough to slice when it cools and you need to slice it. 

You can certainly make this loaf of bread the old fashioned way!

Using a bread machine and the dough cycle is my preferred method, but none of these single loaf recipes really requires one. If you enjoy kneading bread dough by hand and want to use a standard method please, just skip over the instructions for the machine. After kneading, continue on with the standard method of proofing, shaping, final rise, and then bake! But personally I like the third rise from the method outlined for the bread machine, I believe it adds additional flavor to the finished loaf. And around here it is all about the taste! 

 

Some additional thoughts on this recipe:

Like most bread recipes that call for a full measure of yeast, this dough is not a good candidate for a slow overnight rise to bake the next morning. 

However, you could slow down the rise by using the refrigerator and bake later that same day.  

Swapping out chopped dates for the raisins makes an especially festive loaf...

For Whole Wheat Walnut Bread, just double the walnuts and leave the raisins in the cupboard. Walnut bread is my choice for any sandwich, sweet or savory!

This recipe is part of a series of single loaf recipes for variety bread baking: 

For those that love baking for their families and are interested in single loaves of bread, to add variety to your meal plans. Offering this list of our other favorites! Each offers whole-wheat goodness.

 

Double Batch of Seeded Whole Wheat Bread. 

Whole Wheat Honey and Wheat Germ Bread. 

Savory Cheese and Onion Bread.  

A Single Loaf of Whole Wheat Bread.  

Whole Wheat Carrot Chia Bread.

Ingredients needed for this recipe:

• whole wheat flour
• butter 
• honey
• molasses
• dry milk powder
• salt 
• vital wheat gluten
• yeast

You will also need the following:

• Automatic Bread Machine
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• silicone spatula
• bread pan
• Storage container or freezer bag

Now we are ready to begin!

 

 

Whole Wheat Raisin Walnut Bread
adapted from:  Electric Bread, second edition
350-degree oven for baking

UPDATED: 11.10.2023

Layer in the bread machine pan, in the following order:

1 1/4 c water
2 T butter
2 T honey
1 T molasses
3 1/2 c whole wheat flour, we use pastry grind flour
2 T dry milk
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 T vital wheat gluten
1 T (or 1 package) yeast

Select the dough cycle, and process the ingredients. When the dough cycle ends, add the following:

1 1/2 c raisins
1 c walnut pieces

Close the lid and restart the machine, let it run for 3-5 minutes to knead in the raisins and walnut pieces. This will also prepare the dough for a quick shaping into a log or loaf shape.

Place in a prepared loaf pan, let rise until doubled in bulk. 

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350, bake 25-35 minutes or until done in your oven.

Storage options for Whole Wheat Raisin Walnut Bread. Once cooled, store tightly sealed in a gallon sized freezer bag at room temperature, for up to three days. Place in the refrigerator or freezer for longer storage time. 

UPDATE:  For your convenience, a "copy and paste" version of Whole Wheat Raisin Walnut Bread has been included below. 

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Cinnamon Prune Bread. 

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Printable "copy and paste" version:

Whole Wheat Raisin Walnut Bread
adapted from:  Electric Bread, second edition
350-degree oven for baking

UPDATED: 11.10.2023

Layer in the bread machine pan, in the following order:

1 1/4 c water
2 T butter
2 T honey
1 T molasses
3 1/2 c whole wheat flour, we use pastry grind flour
2 T dry milk
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 T vital wheat gluten
1 T (or 1 package) yeast

Select the dough cycle, and process the ingredients. When the dough cycle ends, add the following:

1 1/2 c raisins
1 c walnut pieces

Close the lid and restart the machine, let it run for 3-5 minutes to knead in the raisins and walnut pieces. This will also prepare the dough for a quick shaping into a log or loaf shape.

Place in a prepared loaf pan, let rise until doubled in bulk. 

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350, bake 25-35 minutes or until done in your oven.

Storage options for Whole Wheat Raisin Walnut Bread. Once cooled, store tightly sealed in a gallon sized freezer bag at room temperature, for up to three days. Place in the refrigerator or freezer for longer storage time.

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