Recipes of Old – Oatmeal Bread
My mom gifted me a whole gallon sized plastic bag full of recipes that she has accumulated over the years. I’ve decided to share these here in hopes that some of these will be enjoyed by my readers and bring something new to their tables. Not all of these have been prepared by me, but I’ll let you know which ones I have as we progress along. Enjoy!
Oatmeal Bread
Homemade bread is a treat at my house. When I have the extra time, I love to make my own bread, it fills the house with the most delectable smells. Creamy butter spread over a slice of fresh hot bread is just as perfect as desert. I could probably eat an entire loaf by myself this way.
Oatmeal bread is on the top tier of my favorites for fresh homemade bread. With Autumn fast approaching, I’ll probably be setting time aside to bake breads. This recipe is part of the collection from my mom and definitely worth the sharing. If you love fresh homemade bread as much as I do, you’ll love this Oatmeal Bread.
Oatmeal Bread
Ingredients
- 2 Pkg Active dry yeast
- ½ Cup Warm Water
- 1¼ Cups Milk Whole milk works best
- 1 Cup Water
- ¼ Cup Sugar
- 2½ tsp Salt
- ¼ Cup Butter
- 6¼-6½ Cups All purpose flour
- 2½ Cups Uncooked Oats
Instructions
To make the Oatmeal Bread Dough
- Dissolve the 2 packages of active dry yeast in the ½ cup of warm water.
- Combine the milk and water in a separate saucepan or microwavable dish and heat until just hot, not boiling.
- Combine the sugar, salt and butter is a large mixing bowl.
- Pour the heated milk and water mixture over the sugar, salt and butter and stir until the butter is melted.
- Cool until lukewarm.
- Stir in 2 cups of the all purpose flour, dissolved yeast and the 2½ cups of uncooked oats.
- Mix well, but don't overmix.
- Stir in enough additional all purpose flour to make a soft dough.
Working the Oatmeal Bread Dough
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 8-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
- Shape the dough to form a ball.
- Place the ball of dough into a greased bowl and turn to coat the surface of dough.
- Cover and let the ball of dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until the ball of dough doubles in size.
Preparing the Oatmeal Bread Dough to Bake
- Punch the dough down and re-cover.
- Let the ball of dough rest for about 10 minutes.
- Split the dough ball in half and shape each half to form a loaf.
- Place each loaf shape of dough into its own individual greased 8½X4½X2½ inch loaf pan.
- Brush the top of each loaf lightly with melted butter.
- Cover and let rise for about 45 minutes or until nearly doubled in size.
Baking the Oatmeal Bread
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Bake the oatmeal bread for 45-50 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped.
- Remove baked oatmeal bread from oven and let cool for about 10 minutes.
- Removed oatmeal bread from loaf pans and let cool on a wire rack.
- Serve warm with creamy butter or store in an airtight container or resealable plastic bag.
- Enjoy!