Oatmeal Sourdough Bread for Bread Machine

AlaskaStephanie's Note:

I designed this to be a smaller loaf of sourdough bread with a fiber boost from the oatmeal.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 1.0 loaf

• 1 ½ cups sourdough starter
• 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon honey or 1 tablespoon real maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 ½ cups bread flour (or unbleached all-purpose)
• ½ cup oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon yeast (yeast makes the bread rise a little faster) (optional)

Directions:

1. Add ingredients according to the recommendations from your bread machine's manufacturer.
2. Use dough cycle.
3. Remove finished dough and shape into loaf.
4. Let rise forty minutes to one hour (until doubled). If using just starter and no yeast, rising time will vary greatly--I usually let mine rise overnight if I use just starter.
5. Bake at 350 degrees 40 minutes. Don't preheat oven! Just stick bread dough in there and set the heat!

Reviews

[Bonnie G #2]

I had found a similar recipe on another site with the only changes to be using all-purpose flour and to make into rolls instead of bread. Decided to add this to our 4th of July party table for a differant type of bread. I don't have a bread machine so used my KA but just mixing all together, dumping out and kneeding for about 5 minutes and then followed the direction from there. Used my Alaska SD starter and the end results was a nice, dark roll with a distinct SD flavor. The crust was hard as we like with a dense but soft crumb. The only thing I might do next time is reduce the amount of honey as it was a little to sweet for me, but that said all my guest love it as is.

[Goddess Mama]

This was one of the best breads I ever made in my bread machine! I added the optional yeast and it came out delicious! My husband even raved about it!

[JD's K9 Queen]

I made this tonight and it was wonderful! My husband gave it 5 stars. I made 1.5 times the recipe and it fit perfectly in my loaf pan. I added a bit more flour while kneading in the machine because it was quite sticky. I did use the yeast and it rose nicely in about 40 minutes in a slightly warmed oven. Then I just turned it up to 350 and baked. Will make again and again!