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Panasonic Bread Maker Maple and Pecan Half Wholemeal Loaf recipe

Name: Panasonic Bread Maker Maple and Pecan Half Wholemeal Loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200 g strong wholemeal bread flour; 200 g strong white bread flour; 20 g butter; 3 tbsp maple syrup; 1 ½ salt; 270 ml water (or 260 ml, see notes); 75 g pecans, chopped; 1 tsp dried yeast (I use Allinson's Easy Bake); 125 g strong wholemeal bread flour; 125 g strong white bread flour; 15 g butter; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 1 tsp salt; 175 ml water; 50 g pecans, chopped; 1 tsp dried yeast (I use Allinson's Easy Bake)

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A half white, half wholemeal, maple syrup and pecan loaf, made in a Panasonic bread maker.

Prep10m
Cook5h
Total5h 10m

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Panasonic bread maker maple syrup and pecan loaf

Flat Panasonic bread maker maple syrup and pecan loaf (forgot the yeast)

This loaf is so soft and delicious, and it’s half wholemeal. Maybe it’s because I’ve made so many rye loaves recently, but I just cannot get over the texture of this bread. The maple syrup flavour comes through but it’s subtle. You could increase it to 4 tbsp* for more oomph. Using a high quality maple syrup will help too. Mine’s from Farmfoods and it’s cheap and cheerful, but slightly lacking in flavour.

Something that took me by surprise: this loaf is surprisingly versatile. Unlike a sultana loaf, which I generally just toast and butter, this one works well with sausage and eggs for breakfast**, or soup and sandwiches for lunch.

★ ★ ★

*Untested.

**Can I just talk about how much I love Linda McCartney’s red onion and rosemary sausages? We’re omnivores but love a veggie sausage, especially for breakfast. Some, like M&S’s Plant Kitchen mushroom sausages, are on the greasier side (similar to pork). Some are drier, like Linda’s. I don’t enjoy the original sausages one bit but the rosemary variation is great. I was so happy when I discovered the bigger value pack of 10; for a mere 50p extra, you get 4 more sausages.

Notes

The original recipe specifies 280 ml of water. This makes the top of the loaf wrinkle. Reducing the water by 10 ml helps a little but 20 ml would probably be better (I haven't tried this yet).

Photo 2 shows what happens when you forget the yeast.

Recipe

Panasonic Bread Maker Maple and Pecan Half Wholemeal Loaf

Prep10m
Cook5h
Total5h 10m

Makes: 1 loaf

Ingredients

Most bread makers

200 g strong wholemeal bread flour
200 g strong white bread flour
20 g butter
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 ½ salt
270 ml water (or 260 ml, see notes)
75 g pecans, chopped
1 tsp dried yeast (I use Allinson's Easy Bake)

SD-PN100

125 g strong wholemeal bread flour
125 g strong white bread flour
15 g butter
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp salt
175 ml water
50 g pecans, chopped
1 tsp dried yeast (I use Allinson's Easy Bake)

Method

Put the regular blade into the bread tin. Add 200g of wholemeal flour, 200g of white flour, 20g of butter, 3 tablespoons of maple syrup, 1 ½ teaspoons of salt and 270 ml of water into the loaf tin (see notes regarding water). Put the tin into the bread maker.
Add 75 g of chopped pecans to the raisin and nut dispenser then add 1 teaspoon of yeast to the yeast dispenser. Select the whole wheat raisin programme:
- SD-YR2550: menu 9
- SD-YR2540: menu 9
- SD-YR2530: menu 9
- SD-ZB2512: menu 7
- SD-PN100: menu 4 (I would use whole wheat rather than basic raisin. The pecans need to be added manually.)
The programme will take 5 hours. You can delay when the bread maker will finish by up to 13 hours. When the timer sounds, shake the loaf out onto a rack and allow to cool before slicing.