Here's a nice oatmeal bread that we like. In fact, made it today.
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Bread (makes 2 loaves)
1 cup oats, old fashioned
2 cups boiling water
2 Tab. yeast
1/2 cup warm water (115 degrees)
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3 - 4 cups all purpose flour
glaze:
1 egg, beaten
1 Tab. cold water
In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water to a boil; add oats, stir, cover and let set until it's lukewarm.
In a large bowl; dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Let set 5 min. Add lukewarm oats, oil, honey, salt, whole wheat flour and 2 cups flour. Beat for 2 minutes. Add flour 1/4 cup at a time until dough begins to form a ball, pulling away from side of bowl.
Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic. Use lard to grease a large glass bowl. Place kneaded dough into bowl, turning to coat entire surface with lard. Cover with a cotton towel and let rise in warm place until double - about 1 hour.
Punch dough down, cut in half, and shape each half into a loaf. Place into greased loaf pans. Cover and let rise until double - about 45 minutes.
To make glaze, beat egg and add water. Beat well. Brush each loaf with glaze and sprinkle with about 1 Tab. oats.
Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 30 minutes.
When done, remove from pans and cool.
***I use a kitchen aid mixer to mix and knead dough.
I use lard to grease bowl and non-stick spray to grease loaf pans.
I test bread for doneness using a thermometer. Bread should be 190 degrees.
Can't wait for bread to cool, so cut and eat right away.
