I have been making bread for many years. It has gotten to the point where I cannot really stomach most store bought bread. I am not a snob...really. I buy bread, I buy bagels. But I like homemade bread so much better and my ingredient list is a lot shorter.
Today Santa and I made some honey, wheat and oat bread. It was a tasty loaf. It was really tasty when it was hot out of the oven and I sliced off the end and smeared it with butter and honey!
Honey, Wheat and Oat Bread
- 1 T. yeast
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1-1/2 cups warm water (not hot!)
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 t. salt
Combine yeast, honey, water, oats and wheat flour in the bowl of your stand mixer. Mix well with a spoon. Cover with a towel and let stand for 1 hour. It should look puffed up and bubbly. Add all-purpose flour and salt. Knead for 5 minutes with dough hook. Shape into a ball and let rise, covered, for 1/2 an hour. Punch down and shape into loaf. (This makes one 10 inch loaf. I use a 10 inch Norpro loaf pan.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover and let rise for another 1/2 an hour. Bake bread for 35 minutes and cool on wire rack. Fresh bread is easiest to slice once it has cooled...but who can wait?
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