Chocolate and Walnut Bread tutorial and ingredients

⠀Ingredients

3 cups (405 g) of wheat flour

3/4 cup (180 ml) of warm water

1 tablespoon (8 g) of dry biological yeast

1 1/2 tablespoon (8 g) of salt

4 tablespoons (20 g) of instant whole milk powder

3 1/4 tablespoons (35 g) sugar

4 tablespoons (60 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature (in ointment)

1 cup (98 g) chopped walnuts

100 g of semi-dark chocolate drops

1 teaspoon (5 ml) of sunflower oil, to grease

1/2 cup (68 g) of flour, for sprinkling

3 tablespoons (45 g) unsalted butter, to grease and brush

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Step by step

1) In the bowl of the planetary mixer, add the flour, water, yeast, salt, powdered milk and sugar and beat for 5 minutes at speed 1.

2) Move to speed 5 and knead for another 5 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic. If you want, you can do it by hand.

3) Then, start adding the butter little by little, waiting for each portion to be absorbed before adding the next. When all the butter has been incorporated into the dough, knead for another 1 to 2 minutes, until a ball of smooth and elastic dough has formed, which comes out of the bowl.

4) Finally, add the nuts and chocolate chips and beat for 1 minute, just to mix.

5) Transfer the dough to a bowl lightly oiled, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 1 hour, or until doubled in volume.

6) Place the dough on a floured surface, divide it into 2 equal parts or into several smaller portions, whisk, arrange in a greased pan with 1 tablespoon of butter, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for another 1 to 1 hour hour and 30 minutes, or until it doubles in volume again.

7) Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for about 40 minutes.