This walnut quick bread is easy to make with ingredients you most likely have in your pantry. Toasting the walnuts first is optional; I toast my walnuts for an extra depth of flavor, but the bread tastes delicious even if you skip it.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup whole milk, plus more as needed
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Spray an 8 ½ x 4 ½-1inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside. Spread walnuts onto a baking sheet.
- Toast walnuts in the preheated oven until nuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Whisk flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in cooled toasted walnuts; set aside.
- Crack and stir egg in a measuring cup. Add milk to the 3/4 cup measuring line. Add oil and vanilla; stir until well combined. Pour into flour mixture; stir just until all ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely.
