Ingredients

  • 1 cup walnut halves
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

  • Coarsely chop 1/2 cup walnuts. Reserve remaining walnut halves.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Lightly coat a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat to blend egg, buttermilk, and butter. Add chopped walnuts, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and powder, salt and vanilla; stir just until evenly moistened.
  • Pour into loaf pan and arrange remaining walnut halves evenly on top of batter.
  • Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until bread begins to pull away from side of pan. Let bread cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife between bread and pan sides, then turn out onto wire rack. Let cool 10 minutes.
  • Slice and serve.