Moist Oatmeal Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce dry yeast (2 packets)
• 1/4 warm water (not boiling)
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 cups milk, scalded
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 2 cups wholewheat flour
• 3 -4 cups sifted unbleached flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 -2 teaspoon gluten (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle yeast into warm water and allow to dissolve. set aside.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients and oats and salt. mix well.
• 3 in a separate larger bowl combine dry ingredients--wheat germ, flour, etc.
• 4 gradually mix dry flour mixture into oats mixture, blending well, until a soft dough is formed. (i usually do this with a wooden spoon.) add a little more flour if dough is still sticky.
• 5 coat hands well with vegetable oil so dough will stick less.
• 6 knead dough by hand for 8-10 minutes on a floured bread board or hard surface.
• 7 form dough into a ball, place in a greased bowl. cover with cloth and place in a warm place and let rise to double in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 8 punch down and form into two loaves. place in two greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pans, and let rise again until well rounded above tops of pans.
• 9 bake in preheated 350 degree f oven 55-60 minutes.