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Christmas: Christmas Breads




Source of Recipe


Homespun Hearth


List of Ingredients




About 6 cups enriched white flour
2-1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons soft butter
1/2 cup molasses (Black strap makes a dark bread, regular makes a lighter-colored bread. Honey can be substituted and is equally good.)
1 cup rolled oats
2 cups boiling water
2 packages active dry yeast
1/3 cup lukewarm water

VARIATION 1: 1 cup seedless raisins

VARIATION 2: Herbs: 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley, 1 teaspoon dried basil, 1/2 teaspoon aniseed, 2 teaspoons dried summer savory, 1/4 teaspoon powdered thyme.

VARIATION 3: Herbs: 2 teaspoons leaf sage, crumbled; 1 teaspoon leaf marjoram, crumbled; 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds

VARIATION 4: 3/4 cup citron, dried fruits and peels

VARIATION 5: 1/2 cup orange marmalade and only 1/4 cup molasses



Recipe



~ Place the rolled oats in a large bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand about 30 minutes.

~ Add the yeast to the lukewarm water and let stand 5 minutes.

~ To the soaked oats, add the salt, molasses, butter, and special ingredients of the day. Stir the yeast and add it to this oat mixture. Add and stir in the first two cups of flour, then two more, blending after each addition. Knead the last two cups into the mixture.

~ Knead about 10 minutes, adding more flour if necessary, until the dough is smooth and elastic.

~ Shape the dough into a mound in the center of a greased bowl and cover with a towel. Leave for several hours to rise.

~ When the dough has doubled, punch it down. Divide and place into two well-greased loaf pans, shaping it into a nice loaf. Cover the pans with a towel and let rise about one hour.

~ Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

~ Place the bread on a rack about 4 inches from the bottom of the oven, and bake for 50 minutes.

~ Remove the bread from the oven and turn it out of the pans immediately. Set each loaf on a wire rack to cool. Butter the crust while still warm.