Maple Oatmeal Bread

Tikidoc's Note:

A slightly sweet dense bread that is great toasted and for sandwiches. I use thick organic oats. Just don't use the quick or instant. Use real maple syrup. Grade B has the most flavor. Thanks Blucoat, for the reference, I did not know where it was from - I got the recipe from a friend, who got it from another friend. Posted it because I thought it was a wonderful bread.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 3 hrs
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 20

Yield: 2.0 loaves

• 2 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup rolled oat
• 2 1/4 tablespoons yeast
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 5 cups bread flour

Directions:

1. In bowl for standing mixer, pour boiling water over oats and soak for 1 hour.
2. Sprinkle yeast over cooled mixture and mix.
3. Add maple syrup, salt, oil, and 3 cups of flour and mix.
4. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for an hour.
5. Move to mixer and mix on low while adding remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time to form a smooth, elastic dough.
6. Kneed with dough hook for 10 minutes.
7. Divide into 2 pieces, put in oiled loaf pans and let rise about 45 minutes.
8. While dough is rising, preheat oven to 350°F.
9. Bake 40-50 minutes until golden brown.

Reviews

[blucoat]

This recipe is from Bernard Clayton's "New Complete Book of Breads".