Oats 'n Honey Wheat Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 17 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 33 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup scalded milk
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unprocessed oat bran (i use quaker oat bran hot cereal)
• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus
• additional all-purpose flour, as needed

Recipe

• 1 combine milk, honey, and oil; set aside to cool; meanwhile, sprinkle yeast and sugar over warm water; let stand about 5 minutes until foamy.
• 2 stir together cooled milk mixture, proofed yeast mixture, egg, salt, oat bran, oatmeal, and wheat flour; gradually stir (in kitchenaid stand mixer on low speed #1) until a soft dough comes together to form a smooth ball; add additional bread flour a tablespoon or two at a time if necessary.
• 3 knead (in kitchenaid stand mixer on medium speed #2) about 10 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.
• 4 place dough into oiled bowl; cover bowl and place in a warm place; allow dough to rise about an hour until doubled.
• 5 punch down dough; let rise again 30-45 minutes until once-again doubled; you may, if desired, skip this second rise and simply let the dough rest 10 minutes before shaping it into a loaf.
• 6 shape dough into a loaf; place in a greased loaf pan; cover and let rise again about 30 minutes.
• 7 bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes, or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
• 8 note: the honey in this recipe may be replaced with your choice of molasses, corn syrup, brown sugar, or sugar.