Breads Recipes - Oatmeal Bread Recipe

  
 

Breads Recipes - Oatmeal Bread

Ingredients

  • 475ml/2 cups milk

  • 25g/1 tbsp butter

  • 50g/4 tbsp cup dark brown sugar

  • 10ml/2 tsp salt

  • 15ml/1 tbsp active dried yeast

  • 50ml/1/4 cup lukewarm water

  • 400g/4 cups rolled oats

  • 675-900g/6-8 cups strong white flour

Method:

  1. Scald the milk. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, brown sugar and salt. Leave until lukewarm.

  2. Combine the yeast and warm water in a large bowl and leave until frothy. Stir in the milk mixture. Add 275g/10oz/ 3 cups of the oats and enough flour to obtain a soft dough.

  3. Transfer to a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, cover with a plastic bag, and leave until doubled in volume, about 2-3 hours.

  4. Grease a large baking sheet. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and divide in half. Shape into rounds. Place on the baking sheet, cover with a dish towel and leave to rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

  5. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Score the tops and sprinkle with the remaining oats. Bake until the bases sound hollow when tapped, about 45-50 minutes. Turn out on to wire racks to cool.