Sunday, February 21, 2010

Recipe from here

Alicia's Oatmeal Bread

1 1/4 c. warm water (110 degrees F)
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 packet or 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 c. all-purpose or bread flour
1 c. whole-wheat pastry flour
1/2 c. rolled oats
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons soft butter

In a large (2 cup) measuring cup, add brown sugar and honey to warm water. Stir to dissolve. Add yeast and stir, then set the timer for 5 minutes so the yeast can proof. While that's happening, stir the all-purpose flour, wheat flour, oats, salt, and butter together in a large bowl (or the bowl of a KitchenAid mixer with the bread hook attached). When the yeast has proofed, add the yeasty-sugary honey water to the flour mixture a bit at a time and work it all together until you have a shaggy lump of dough. Knead, either by hand on a floured board or by KitchenAid, for 10 minutes.

Shape the dough into a ball, put it back in the bowl, cover it with a damp dishtowel, and leave it to rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours. It should double in size. Punch it down, then knead it a few times on a floured board, then shape it into a long sausage shape and stick it in a 9" x 5" well-oiled loaf pan. Cover it with the dishtowel again and let it rise for 1/2 hour. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place the pan in the oven and set the timer for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, turn the oven down to 400 degrees F. Set the timer for another 15 minutes (if it's getting too dark put a piece of tinfoil loosely over it). Take the bread out and turn it out of its pan and tap it on its bottom. If it sounds hollow, it's done! Let it cool on a wire rack.

Just found this yummy recipe and thought I would share. Going to give it a try this week.

1 comments:

Nicole said...

Hi there! It is nice to hear from you! I am glad you found my blog and you are enjoying it :) I hope your new home is treating you well, Andrew says hello too! :)

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