Oatmeal Bread

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

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw oats
• 6 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 fresh yeast cake
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup luke warm water
• 2 cups boiling water

Recipe

• 1 pour boiling water over oats, molasses, shortening and salt. cool to lukewarm.
• 2 dissolve yeast in the 1/2 cup lukewarm water and add to the first mixture.
• 3 work in all the flour and knead until smooth.
• 4 place in greased bowl, cover and let rise one hour.
• 5 divide dough in half, shape loaves and place in greased loaf pans.
• 6 let rise until doubled in bulk.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees one hour.
• 8 makes 2 loaves.