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Yeast: Molasses Oat Bread

Source of Recipe

posted to mimi's exchange by pepe85323


List of Ingredients

2 cups scalded milk
1/2 cup molasses
1 package yeast
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups rolled oats
flour
1 tsp salt



Recipe

Scald the milk set aside to cool. In a large bowl, cream together the molasses and butter until smooth. Add the eggs and mix well. Grind at least 1 cup of the oats into a fine flour. If you grind both cups, it makes for a smoother loaf. If you only grind part of them, it gives the loaf a more interesting look and texture. Add the ground oats to the molasses and mix well. Add the salt. Check the milk. It should be slightly warm to the touch. If it is still hot, wait until it cools down. Add the milk and yeast to the molasses mixture and mix well. If you didn’t grind all the oats add the rest of the oats now. Add the flour to make the dough you like to work with best. I like a harder dough, Mom like a soft dough. Kneed for 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface. Return to the bowl, coat the surface with a spray oil and let rise until double, about an hour. After it has doubled, punch down and shape into loaves. Coat with spray oil again and let rise until doubled. When just about doubled, preheat the oven to 350F. Bake until the loaf sounds hollow when thumped, about 45 minutes depending on size of loaves. As soon as the bread is cool enough to handle, it’s ready to eat.