Rye Walnut Aniseed Loaf | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• ½ cup room-temperature water
• 1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1¾ cups bread flour
• ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons rye flour
• ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 cup room-temperature porter beer
• 1 tablespoon walnut oil (or olive oil, plus extra to coat bowl)
• 1 –2 tablespoons aniseed (to taste, lightly crushed)
• 1¼ cups lightly toasted walnuts*