Oatmeal Molasses Quick Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups fat-free buttermilk
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. combine flours, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
• 3 add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist; stir in raisins. stir with a wooden spoon until dough pulls together in a shaggy mass. let rest 2 minutes.
• 4 turn half of dough out onto a lightly floured surface. knead 1 minute with floured hands (dough will feel tacky); shape dough into a 6-inch round loaf. place on a baking sheet dusted with cornmeal. repeat procedure with remaining dough. make 3 diagonal cuts 1/4-inch deep across top of each loaf using a sharp knife.
• 5 bake at 400° for 20 minutes. reduce oven temperature to 375° (do not remove loaves from oven); bake an additional 15 minutes or until bottom of each loaf sounds hollow when tapped. let stand 15 minutes before slicing.