Oat Bran Bread

Submitted by Toosweet

"This is great for those who want to add more fiber to their diet and it tastes sooooo good. A winning combination."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 large loaf
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 4.92 ml salt
• 44.37 ml brown sugar
• 59.16 ml shortening
• 236.59 ml water or 236.59 ml milk
• 709.77 ml flour
• 118.29 ml natural bran
• 59.14 ml old fashioned oats
• 7.39 ml yeast

directions

1. Warm water/ milk to lukewarm temperature.
2. Melt shortening.
3. Warm mixer bowl with warm water.
4. Dissolve yeast in a little water.
5. Add water/milk and shortening.
6. Add salt and sugar.
7. Add flour and bran.
8. Stir all ingredients for 30 sec.
9. Mix on Speed 2 for 2 minutes or until elastic.
10. Dough should be moist. If it looks dry add water as needed but not more than 1/4 cup.
11. Place dough in greased bowl and cover.Allow dough to double in size (approx 1 hour).
12. Punch down and form into a loaf, allow to rise for 30 minutes.
13. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease large loaf pan.
14. Bake for 40 minutes.
15. I used a Kitchen Aid Mixer to mix this dough so if using a different mixer you may need to use different settings.

Reviews

[jimprieger]

This makes a great loaf. Even my fussy daughter loved it. I used a bread machine, used oat bran, and used 1 cup + 2 T liquid. Notwithstanding others' comments, don't be afraid to add the brown sugar. While cheap brown sugar is indeed just white sugar sprayed with molasses, C&H isn't.

 

[Tumerica]

Instead of margarine or shortening--both of which are full of free radicals due to their hydrogenation--use plain, old butter in this recipe. I also substituted turbinado, raw sugar for the brown (which is white sugar that is flavored with molasses). Ahhh--now that's a healthy bread. This recipe works great in a bread cooker. I was concerned that one cup milk would not be enough, because of the added bran and oats, but it was just fine.