Hearty Oatmeal Bread

Submitted by Air Force Mama

"A great bread recipe"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 236.59 ml rolled oats (divided)
• 14.79 ml rolled oats (divided)
• 236.59 ml boiling water
• 118.29 ml honey
• 59.14 ml butter
• 4.92 ml salt
• 7.08 g envelope quick-rising yeast
• 59.14 ml warm water (around 105 degrees)
• 828.06-946.36 ml all-purpose flour
• 4.92 ml milk

directions

1. Combine 1 cup of oats and 1 cup of boiling water in a large bowl; mix well.
2. Add honey, butter and salt, stirring until butter melts. Cool to luke warm.
3. Sprinkle yeast over 1/4 cup warm water; let stand 5 minutes.
4. Stir dissolved yeast into cooled oat mixture.
5. Stir in enough flour to make a soft dough.
6. Knead dough on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
7. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
8. Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to a 15x8 inch rectangle.
9. Roll up jelly roll style, beginning with one short edge.
10. Pinch ends and seam to seal.
11. Place dough seam down in prepared pan. Cover; let rise in a warm place until almost doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
12. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
13. Brush dough with milk; sprinkle with remaining oats.
14. Bake bread until browned and loaf sounds hollow when tapped, about 40 minutes.
15. Remove loaf from pan; place on wire rack to cool.