Oatmeal Bread

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 5 -6 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 bring 2 cups of water to a boil, pour over oatmeal, and let cool.
• 2 dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water and let sit for 5 minutes.
• 3 to oatmeal mixture, add sugar, yeast, butter, molasses, and flour.
• 4 knead hard and let rise for 45 minutes. punch down and let rise an additional 30 minutes.
• 5 place into greased bread pans and let rise 2 hours.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes.