Healthy Recipe - Orange Walnut Bread - Rancho La Puerta

With fall's crisp air coming in, it's a great time to think about ways to start the day on a warm, cozy note. This Orange Walnut Bread recipe from Rancho La Puerta will wake you up with a smile as well as make for a great midnight snack!

Orange Walnut Bread (Makes 2 loaves)

• 4 cups of warm 1% milk
• 2 tablespoons dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons cold pressed oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup semolina Flour
• 4 cups unbleached flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

1. Mix milk, sugar and salt. Sprinkle on yeast. Let sit for 10 minutes or until yeast is frothy.
2. Mix all the remaining ingredients with the milk mixture. Turn dough out onto a floured board. Knead dough until elastic. Place kneaded dough back into bowl. Cover with a tea towel. Place bowl in a warm place. Let it sit until double in size, about 1 hour.
3. Once double, turn out onto a floured board. Knead slightly, then spread dough into a rectangle. Roll up into a loaf. Seal edges by pinching dough together.
4. Place in oiled loaf pans. Cover with tea towels. Set in warm place to rise until double; about 40 -50 minutes.
5. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for one hour, or until tops are browned and loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
6. Cool loaves on wire racks. Use knife to loosen around the edges. Cut slices using a serrated knife with a sawing motion.

Servings per recipe: about 40 slices

• Calories per 1.5 ounce serving: 128
• Carbohydrate: 21 g ~ Protein: 4.4 g ~ Fat: 3.3 g ~ Fiber: 0.26
• Cholesterol: 1 mg ~ Sodium: 358 mg ~ Potassium: 112 mg
• % Calories from Carbohydrate: 64% ~ Protein: 13% ~ Fat: 22%

Created by the Culinary Team at Rancho La Puerta Fitness Resort and Spa