Bread Recipes - OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL BREAD

Ingredients:
2/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon salt
1 package active dry yeast
2 cups boiling water
1/4 cup warm water,105° F.-1150 F.
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
1/2 cup tightly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon sugar
5 to 5 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter or vegetable oil


Procedures:
In large mixing bowl, mix oats and boiling water; stir and let stand 30
minutes. Add dry milk, brown sugar, butter, and salt. In custard cup,
dissolve yeast in warm water; add sugar and let stand 5 minutes until
yeast foams. When oat mixture has cooled to 105° F.-1150 F., add
yeast. Stir in all-purpose flour slowly to make a stiff dough. Let rest 15
minutes. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes
until dough is smooth and satiny. Wash bowl, grease it, and add
dough to bowl. Turn to grease top of dough. Cover and let rise for 1
hour or until doubled. Punch down, divide in half. Shape into loaves.
Grease two SVz x 4Vz-inch loaf pans. Place shaped dough into pans.
Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 45 minutes. Heat oven
to 375° F. Bake until loaves are golden and sound hollow when
tapped, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove immediately from pans and let cool
on rack.
MAKES 2 MEDIUM LOAVES