Making a platter out of English walnut wood & baking walnut pumpkin bread

I got my hands on a big piece of English walnut last week so after doing a whole video on the black walnut for the tree map, I figured why not follow it up with some fun facts about its prolific cousin the English walnut (aka Persian walnut, aka common walnut, aka Jupiter's royal acorn).
Hang out while I dig into the wood to make a platter, spin some fun tree facts, and make a delicious walnut pumpkin bread to display on our new platter.
Seriously. Make this bread. It's stupid good.

[@noahogden5196]

Woodworking, cooking, and fun knowledge about the history of trees?!?! 10/10

[@Justinthetrees]

Ah thanks so much! Super glad you enjoy!

[@Zr_icey]

This is why I love his content

[@ElizabethGermscheid]

Loving the long form!!

[@Justinthetrees]

Thanks! It's a lot of work but far less stressful than trying to shave off every single second I can, lol. Super glad you're enjoying it!

[@Keep_On_Tolkien]

Me too

[@AutumnalCrocodile1216]

Me three

[@huckleberry3522]

Me four!

[@fishykoala2034]

Me five!!

[@justfornothing]

We had both types of walnut at my grandparents' house growing up, though we didn't do much with the black walnuts. It was basically a full time job harvesting English walnuts! Fun fact, the green fleshy part (the discarded hulls) will actually kill off plants underneath the walnut trees. My grandpa really cared about his lawn so I had to spend hours running around picking up all the hulls so his lawn would stay immaculate. Once harvested the nuts have to be hulled (removing the green flesh, if it's still attached) and laid out in a single layer to dry for weeks, rustling them around on the daily so they dry better. Then obviously you have to crack all those shells without destroying the nut inside. Then you finally get to enjoy! We made spiced nuts with the prettiest ones. Too bad I hate the taste of walnuts! All that work and I didn't even enjoy the final product... 😅

[@nolano8279]

i love these! youre nailing the transition from tiktok :)

[@Justinthetrees]

Thanks!! Really appreciate that 😄

[@victoriaaletaaustria2817]

You're a woodcarver and baker. Great combi. Having baked food with chopped walnuts placed over a carved walnut platter. Great watching the long form with history too! 👍

[@sophiavincent7785]

now i want to see him make wooden measuring cups

[@ashleegesek3468]

One of my favorite childhood memories was picking walnuts with my grandpa by the bucket full and eating so much. This looks amazing! Love how beautiful the grain looks on the platter and that bread sounds so tasty

[@adamnewton1616]

It's cool to feel like I'm learning about this wood alongside you

[@Justinthetrees]

I love that! I'm usually learning a TON as I research for each video so you're pretty much always learning alongside me haha

[@rizrhys1]

Scrumptious good sir! Never thought of reducing tinned pumpkin. Gotta give that a try.

[@-desertpackrat]

Once I had a bunch of walnuts I didn't have anything to use for so I blended them in my food processor and added a little oil and some maple syrup and made the best walnut butter. It was really good on apples, the maple syrup really brought it together.

[@flippinin]

The long form content is great! I honestly didn’t even realize the video was 7 minutes, so engaging! Good job :^)

[@missvidabom]

Omg the end! I love this video! I love your passion for the trees and giving us so much information and appreciation for each piece of the tree. Just love these videos.

[@jodilea144]

I’ve watched a few of your shorts and really enjoyed them, but I hadn’t subbed because I already spend way too much time on other woodworking and turning channels…but then you throw in a great recipe and all the fun facts about trees? Okay, okay - I’ve subbed now!! 😁

[@attilathehamster6774]

Drool on both counts, chatoyancy and pumpkin bread. I also appreciate your wealth of timber knowledge.

[@Booshis_journey]

As always, thanks for the information, entertainment and eye candy.... Stop silly, I meant the chatoyancy. 😂 You're the best thing on the internet.

[@comptodc]

Your shameless plugs worked, I watched your ~6min long form video… worth it 👍

[@heatheryarbrough5255]

Good grief now I need to bake this. Yum🥰

[@jennybartolo4360]

Oh man that looks tasty! I’m liking learning so much about the trees too 😊

[@jpallen719]

I’m really glad I happened along your channel I really enjoy the content it’s the perfect balance between crafting pieces of wood and baking and cooking. As an arborist and Wood affecticnado and also a former chef years ago I really appreciate your videos.

[@h.n.vangarde1597]

Black walnuts are supposedly more nutritious, taste is more acquired, but CedarCrest black walnut ice cream is good 👍! You can also tap black walnut trees to make syrup, but haven't tried that yet.

[@gurm1155]

I'm from Australia and I've just binged all your videos! Super cool bro, love your work!

[@robmarshallofficial]

That looks amazing. The wood turned out well. And the food looks nice too

[@judyfenske1429]

A recipe book has been requested. I second that motion.

[@phionella7]

Came from the short, no shame involved!! That platter is absolutely gorgeous! I enjoy your content, new sub and also thank you for the lessons!

[@-desertpackrat]

Your channel is perfect for me because I love baking and trees and nature, and I love art and building things, I just don't get around to it because of money but I would if I could afford to do more :) I've always wanted to do this stuff.

[@Raaaahhhhbbbie]

I’m not sure about other places, but here in central California many walnut orchards graft english walnut limbs onto American black walnut trunks to mix the local acclimation (drought and pest tolerance) of the native species with the tasty products of the English variety

[@correts]

Thank you I might try the pumpkin bread recipe, it looks tasty!

[@flomakinas]

I simply loved this video. The mix between wooden working and baking was just genius. I hope to see more of those.

[@cici6495]

I think this is my new favorite vid.

[@BrigidsHearth]

Loving the long form videos, nicely done! If only I weren't allergic to walnuts... 😅

[@tommyhunter1817]

Holy crap that looks good. Platter and bread.

[@lolbutt124]

the long form is so nice! I can imagine after having a ton of these videos made that this would be a prime rainy video binge

[@georgiavanderville6483]

Nice work! Love how you truthfully stir your food like a normal person would. With your hands. Love the information and the wood turned out really beautiful. Hope you and your puppy ate the entire loaf! 😎

[@feralbluee]

absolutely gorgeous platter without being completely shorn of all its naturalness. (and filling in with that plastic stuff.) just natural, the way they were made for hundreds or thousands of years. :) 🪵🪹 and i am definitely making that pumpkin muffin type dough bread!! i can just taste it. (i usually use cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg, without measuring, til it smells right. and then add grated orange peel. ) Thanks soo much. i loved the history of the trees and the difference between the walnuts. :) 🌰 🌷🌱

[@kinzie3194]

came form your shameless plugs in the shorts version of this and was not disappointed,, i actually might make the bread it looked really good :))

[@CokeLoverJohn]

Loving these youtube videos. Cant wait for rest of the 1st season of the tree map to be posted!

[@fishykoala2034]

Man, that bread looks SO GOOD 🤤

[@coopervaughter1440]

I like how you acknowledge your mistakes

[@94rig40]

This is great! Love the informative and entertaining way you talk

[@richardbrown6740]

The fleshy pods work great to get rid of athlete's feet or any fungal skin infection for that matter.

[@SpicyDolphin24]

Omw to buy some pumpkin and walnuts

[@issa.worries2much]

adorable

[@heliafathi1481]

I watched all your videos. These are really incredible. Good job. Actually I'm Persian. Our walnut's tree wood most of the time is darker than others wood and it's the most expensive one for furnitures and other decorative stuff. I hope you publish more videos. 🤞

[@TheTrevorS1]

Beautiful piece. To me it resembles Jupiter. Gorgous

[@goslingbro]

Long form enjoyers are my brothers

[@thedailytoast4872]

Underrated channel

[@sbellock5]

Gorgeous wood

[@livfuji]

Loved this video! ❤

[@coopervaughter1440]

I have a black walnut tree in my English garden.

[@austinlyons9493]

Another awesome video!

[@MrFacepunch33]

This is awesome!

[@solorzanochris665]

You and this video are beautiful

[@sandhya315]

" It does best in rich, deep soil, with full sun and long summers" Clearly "English".

[@HeriEystberg]

I love English walnuts! But pickled walnuts is completely new to me. What are they used for?

[@Old_Man_Kirkwood]

I’m not sure how to spell Shitoyancy but I love it

[@Me3stR]

I bought a sticker from his website -"Chatoyancy." Fun Fact: the "Chatoyancy" sticker has chatoyancy in it!

[@Me3stR]

I bought a sticker from his website -"Chatoyancy." Fun Fact: the "Chatoyancy" sticker has chatoyancy in it!

[@marcuspowell2510]

👍🏾

[@sandrasrensen5997]

😊

[@RS-bw5we]

Could u please write down the complete recipe? Many thanks 😊

[@Me3stR]

Did you hear Alie Ward's "Ologies" podcast this week? It's about Wood.

[@TheStinkyOne900]

Fun fact: the black walnut is one of the most poisonous trees for dogs, learnt that one the hard way. ps: my dog didn’t die, they threw up the bark before it got to to bad

[@Justinthetrees]

Oh yikes! Yeah black walnut bark and leaves are super toxic! Can make horses real sick, too.

[@Keep_On_Tolkien]

I bet he did eat the entire loaf 😂

[@akashaumeerun1739]

Here because you asked shamelessly

[@elihelms9529]

Do you have a link for the tools you use?

[@bandana66723]

very slay content

[@Kenseigan]

Could I get a link to the recipe?

[@Tollas1]

Cool content! The extra images (of the trees etc) are nice, but they interrupt the woodworking. Consider having them pop up in a corner of the video, so the viewer can keep looking at the woodworking. PS. Do you know the channel Lofty Pursuits? Your voice and content are really nice to have the same format (voiceover during mesmerizing craft).

[@LeoFieTv]

I'm starting to think none of the culinary nuts are actually botanical nuts.

[@akanshakapoor6271]

Shameless plug worked....

[@johnhelton457]

Woodglut plans are amazing!

[@markwduns]

Loving the longer videos, and I was with you right up until you said "pumpkin walnut bread." While my mom would love it, those are two of my least favorite flavors.