Pine Nut Wheat Bread With Olive Oil

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce dry active yeast
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup rye flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon milk or 1 tablespoon cream
• 1/2 cup chopped pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle yeast over lukewarm water in a small bowl.
• 2 let stand 10 minutes, then add wine and oil.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix all 3 flours and salt.
• 4 reserve 1 cup of the flour mixture and set aside.
• 5 pour the yeasty water over the remaining flour and knead with an electric mixer that has a dough hook attachment.
• 6 gradually add the reserved 1 cup flour, waiting until added flour is absorbed before putting in more.
• 7 knead with dough hook on low about 8 minutes, or until dough is elastic and smooth.
• 8 turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a few minutes.
• 9 add a tablespoon of water if the dough is dry, 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour if the dough is too sticky.
• 10 place the dough in an oiled bowl and turn to coat.
• 11 cover with a damp clean washcloth and let rise in a warm place for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• 12 punch down the dough and knead it again, on a lightly floured surface.
• 13 shape into a smooth round loaf.
• 14 for the glaze, beat the yolks with the milk or cream and brush over all sides of the loaf.
• 15 roll the loaf in the pine nuts until evenly coated.
• 16 place on a greased baking sheet and cover with a damp cloth until nearly doubled in size.
• 17 preheat oven to 350.
• 18 place a pan full of water on the bottom rack of the oven.
• 19 with a sharp knife, cut an"x" into the top of the loaf.
• 20 bake for 45 minutes.
• 21 loaf should sound hollow when tapped on bottom, this will indicate that it is done.
• 22 let cool on a rack and serve at room temperature.