Thursday, June 12, 2014

Wicked Simple Hearty Honey Oat Bread Recipe

 

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So I confess….I sucked out on the 30 day post.  I made it 13 days somewhat consecutively.  Don’t judge!  I truly had good intentions.   Any hoo…I made this bread the other day and it was delicious and Maine Man really liked it too.  I will be so kind and share it with you because it is easy and it is a must to save in my archives.  Basically you mix up the ingredients, put it in a bread pan, let it rise for 1 hour and bake.  That’s it!  NO Kneading….SWEET!!
2 cups hot water
1/3 cup honey
2 teaspoons salt
2 ½ teaspoons yeast
¾ cup oats
2 cups white flour
2-2 ½ cups wheat flour
1. Place the oats in a large bowl and pour half of the water over them. Let stand about 5 minutes to soften the oats. Meanwhile, combine the rest of the water, honey, and salt, and yeast together in a small bowl, and let stand until the yeast is dissolved and beginning to bubble, 5 – 10 minutes.
2. Add the yeast mixture to the oats, then add the white flour, and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon for 2 to 3 minutes. Continue beating as you gradually add the whole-wheat flour. Add just enough whole wheat flour to make a stiff, heavy, sticky batter – it should not be thick enough to hold its shape outside the bowl.
3. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and smooth the top with wet fingers. Cover and let rise to the top of the pan, about 1 hour.
4. While the loaf is rising, preheat the oven to 400°F. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until browned on top and pulling away from the sides of the pan. Turn out of the pan and cool on a rack. Let cool 2 to 3 hours before slicing; cool completely before bagging.

This recipe comes from Maine Huts & Trails blog…..Enjoy!


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2 comments:

Dragonfly Hill said...

Be gentle with yourself, you are doing the best you can.
One of my very favorite quotes ! take some advice, you are doing just fine.

smallfarminwoods said...

I wanted to thank you for sharing this bread recipe. I used it to bake 12 small loaves (I just divided the dough between two small loaf pans) for end of the year teacher gifts. I paired each loaf with a jar of canned rhubarb marmalade or dandelion jelly and whipped up cloth bread bags. It was an easy, inexpensive, and well appreciated gift, and now I have a new "go to" bread recipe for our family. I am new to bread making, and this recipe is right up my alley.