Oatmeal Bread

Name: Oatmeal Bread
Ingredients: 4 c. warm water; 3 or 4 Tbsp. honey; 2 Tbsp. baking yeast; 3 c. cooked oatmeal (if using leftover oatmeal, heat until warm); 13 to 13 1/2 c. whole wheat flour; 1 Tbsp. salt; 1 c. chopped dates or raisins (optional)

7 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

4 c. warm water
3 or 4 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. baking yeast
3 c. cooked oatmeal (if using leftover oatmeal, heat until warm)
13 to 13 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 Tbsp. salt
1 c. chopped dates or raisins (optional)

Directions

1

In mixing bowl, combine water, honey and yeast.
2

Let set until mixture bubbles.
3

Beat into yeast mixture 5 cups whole wheat flour.
4

Beat 5 minutes by hand or with an electric mixer.
5

Let set a few minutes.
6

Then mix in salt, oatmeal and 8 to 8 1/2 cups of flour.
7

Add chopped dates or raisins.
8

Knead 8 to 10 minutes. Cover and let rise 1 hour.
9

Divide dough into 4 balls.
10

Form into 4 loaves, making sure you work dough hard enough to get large air bubbles out.
11

Place in 4 medium sized SilverStone loaf pans or four medium loaf pans that have been sprayed with Pam.
12

Let rise about 1/2 hour.
13

Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
14

Makes 4 medium loaves.