Easy Quick Bread

Name: Easy Quick Bread
Ingredients: 1 14 cups warm water (105-115F); 2 teaspoons active dry yeast (one packet); 1 tablespoon honey; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1 cup rolled oats (not instant oats); 1 12 teaspoons sea salt; 2 tablespoons butter, melted, for brushing

8 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 14 cups warm water (105-115F)
2 teaspoons active dry yeast (one packet)
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats (not instant oats)
1 12 teaspoons sea salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted, for brushing

Directions

1

In a medium bowl, sprinkle the yeast onto the warm water and stir until the yeast dissolves.
2

Stir in the honey and set aside for a few minutes, until the yeast blooms and swells a bit - 5 - 10 minutes.
3

In the meantime, mix the flours, oats, and salt in a large bowl.
4

Add the wet mixture to the dry and stir very well.
5

Brush a 8-cup loaf pan generously with some of the melted butter.
6

Turn the dough into the tin, cover with a clean, slightly damp cloth, and set in a warm place for 30 minutes, to rise.
7

Preheat the oven to 350F / 180C, with a rack in the middle.
8

When ready, bake the bread for 35-40 minutes, until golden and pulling away from the sides of the pan.
9

I finish things up by leaving the bread under the broiler for just a heartbeat - to give the top a bit deeper color.
10

Remove from oven, and turn the bread out of the pan quickly.
11

Let it cool on a rack so it doesn't steam in the pan.
12

Serve warm, slathered with butter.
13

Makes 1 loaf.
14

Adapted from Gran's Kitchen: Recipes from the Notebooks of Dulcie May Booker.