Oatmeal Bread

This Oatmeal Bread is an easy yeast bread with simple ingredients. The oats are soaked in hot milk which gives the bread a wonderfully soft texture. It's hearty and delicious - the perfect slice of bread with some warm butter.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Rise Time 1 45

Total Time 2 45

Servings slices

Calories 129kcal

Ingredients

1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats not instant
2 cups milk scalded
1 package active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup molasses
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

Regular Instructions (no bread machine)

Put oats in a large bowl and cover with hot milk. Stir and let stand until lukewarm.
Soften yeast in the warm water and stir to dissolve. Add with the molasses, salt, and ginger to the oat mixture. Stir in flour.
Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled.
Knead dough on a well floured surface, divide in half and put in 2 greased 9x5" loaf pans. Cover and rise for about 45 minutes.
Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 45-50 minutes.

Bread Machine Instructions

Put oats in a large bowl and cover with hot milk. Stir and let stand until lukewarm, 10-15 minutes.
In the following order, add ingredients to bread machine: Water, molasses, soaked oats and milk, flour, salt, ginger, and yeast. Set to dough setting and let it run, this is setting 8 for mine and takes an hour and a half total to mix and rise.
Knead dough on a well floured surface, divide in half and put in 2 greased 9x5" loaf pans. Sprinkle tops of loaves with rolled oats. Cover and rise for another 45 minutes.
Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 40

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