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Walnuts are rich in polyunsaturated fats, including the essential fatty acid omega-3. Polyunsaturated fats are beneficial for both brain health and function. Walnuts are also a source of vitamin E, a fat soluble vitamin (and an antioxidant) that helps maintain healthy skin and eyes, and strengthen the body’s natural defense against illness and infection.
Gluten Free Stout & Walnut Bread
This gluten free stout and walnut bread is akin to a traditional Irish soda bread in that it's yeast free and quick to make. It's sweetened with a little caster sugar and treacle, and the addition of gluten free Irish stout gives a wonderful depth of flavour.
Ingredients
- 400 g gluten free self raising flour
- 75 g gluten free porridge oats
- 2 tsp bread soda ensure it's gluten free
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
- 4 tbsp caster sugar
- 100 g walnuts chopped
- 1 tbsp treacle
- 50 g butter
- 400 ml gluten free stout I use 9 White Deer Traditional Irish Stout
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5.
- Lightly grease a 2lb loaf tin.
- Put the butter and treacle into a saucepan over a low heat. Allow the butter to melt and stir to combine.
- Sieve the gluten free self raising flour, bread soda and xanthan gum into a mixing bowl. Add the gluten free porridge oats, caster sugar and chopped walnuts. Stir.
- Add the stout to the melted butter/treacle mixture and stir.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Transfer mixture to prepared tin and bake for about 40 minutes.
- Remove the loaf from the oven. Turn it upside down and then return to the oven for a further 10 minutes.
- Remove the loaf from the oven, wrap it in a clean tea towel and leave to cool.