Honey Oat Bread - this bread is perfect for sandwich making, toasting for breakfast, grilled cheese...just about any bread need :) The sweetness (in our opinion) is superb. It uses honey as the main sweetener, so the flavor is great.
Making homemade bread is worth it all, because once you have it you never want to go back to store bought. The freshness is the main difference I notice! Especially when you toast it, so crisp and not stale.
Honey Oat Bread
adapted from Stick to Your Hips
Makes 2 loaves
Ingredients
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 ½ teaspoons Drizzle of honey
1/2 cup warm water (warmer than lukewarm, but not hot-hot)
4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (2 1/4 oz packets)
1 egg
3-3 1/2 cups all purpose flour (i used half AP and half whole wheat)
Directions
In a large bowl stir together the boiling water, whole wheat flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, honey, salt, and butter. In a small bowl dissolve the yeast and drizzle of honey in the 1/2 cup of warm water. Let rest for one minute.
Mix the dissolved yeast and egg into the oatmeal mixture until well combined. Add one cup of flour and stir in until incorporated. Add another cup and repeat. Repeat for the third cup.
Flour your hands and pull the dough to one side of the bowl. Add 1/2 cup of flour to the bottom of the bowl and lay the dough on it. Bring up one side of the dough and fold it over, pushing down with the heel of your hand, hard.
Turn the bowl 1/4 turn and pull the top edge of the dough up and fold it over, pushing down with the heel of your hand. Continue doing this, adding flour as needed, until the dough is very elastic - about 6-10 minutes. Cover and let rise (until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.)
Punch the dough down, removing as much air as possible. Form into loaves and let rise until doubled again. Once done, preheat oven to 350 degrees F and bake for 35-45 minutes.
Remove from pans to a wire rack and brush the tops with oil (I used butter) while still warm.
Now that is a treat I wouldn't mind waking up to. I agree with you about homemade bread knocking the socks off store bought bread. I usually make our bread and when I have to run to the store for loaf my husband gets all pouty! He's spoiled by good food.
ReplyDeleteWhat temperature do you bake the bread at?
ReplyDeleteThanks for asking! I forgot to add that :)
ReplyDeleteCould I substitute all-purpose flour for the whole wheat flour?
ReplyDeleteHmm...I am not sure about changing the flours! I am so new to baking that I am learning it all too :) But, I do know you can substitute at least some because I did.
ReplyDeleteLike this recipe and looking delightful! You always share easy and tasty homemade recipes. Thanks for sharing such nice recipes.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing post and I am loving the pictures of the food also the recipe looks very simple 4 someone like me to also make, so thank you for sharing this with all of us
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