Old Fashioned Black Walnut Bread
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Sunday Supper at Christmas – Granddad’s Old Fashioned Black Walnut Bread Recipe. Old fashioned goodness, with a rich, nutty taste. The poster's grandfather brought black walnut bread for dinner every Christmas. What they really looked forward to was toasting the next morning for breakfast.

2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup black walnuts
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg

Adjust baking rack so that it is in the center of your oven.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour a loaf pan.

In a large bowl whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together till they are well blended. Stir in the nuts, making sure that they are evenly distributed.

In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg.

Slowly, (a bit at a time) add the liquid to the dry ingredients till well mixed.

Pour into pan and put on the rack in the middle of the oven.

Bake for 1 hour. Test to see if a toothpick comes out clean after an hour, if not, bake a few minutes longer, but do not over bake.

Remove from oven and place on cooling rack. As soon as possible, remove from pan and let cool. Place in a plastic bag and store for a day before serving. Bread will keep for a week in the refrigerator.

Yield: 1 loaf