Festive Fruit and Nut Bread

Here's how:

• 1

  Preheat the oven to 225 degrees Celsius with both top and bottom heat.

• 2

  Coarsely chop the walnuts, apricots, and hazelnuts. Mix the apricots, cranberries, and chopped nuts. Stir in the flours.

• 3

  Heat water in a saucepan until it is lukewarm (37 degrees). Crumble the yeast into a bowl, pour the water over it, and stir in the salt.

• 4

  Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and knead into a smooth dough for about 5 minutes. Let rise, covered with a kitchen towel, for 40 minutes.

• 5

  Turn the sticky dough out onto a well-floured work surface and fold it toward the center a few times. Shape the dough into a loaf and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

• 6

  Bake in the center of the oven for about 30 minutes, until the bread has a dark, crispy crust.

• 7

  Let it cool on a wire rack.