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Oatmeal Molasses Bread
Oatmeal molasses bread is a rich and tender loaf that is perfect for toast or sandwiches.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 5h⏳ Prep: 4h 20m🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place the oats and butter in a large bowl and pour two cups of boiling water over top. Let rest for ⏱️ 1 hour to allow the oats to soften.
2
In a small bowl, soak the yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add the molasses, salt, and dissolved yeast to the bowl of soaked oats. Stir to combine.
salt ( $0.10)2 tsp
3
Stir in two cups of whole wheat flour. Begin adding the all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until you can no longer stir it with a spoon.
whole wheat flour ($0.32)2 cupsall-purpose flour (more or less as needed, $0.59)4 cups
4
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and continue to knead in all-purpose flour until you have a soft, pliable, not sticky ball of dough. You want to knead for at least ⏱️ 5 minutes to properly develop the gluten and you should have added about 6 cups of flour total (whole wheat and all-purpose). The dough may be slightly tacky due to the sticky molasses, but it should not be super sticky.
all-purpose flour (more or less as needed, $0.59)4 cups
5
Place the ball of dough in an oiled bowl, loosely cover, and let rise until double (1.⏱️ 5 hours). Punch the dough down, divide into two, and shape into loaves. Place the loaves in oiled bread pans, loosely cover and let rise until they are about 1-2 inches above the rim of the pan (another 1.⏱️ 5 hours).
6
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Bake the risen loaves for ⏱️ 35-40 minutes or until deep brown on the surface. Turn the loaves out of the bread pans and onto a wire cooling rack. Let the loaves cool completely before slicing!
Nutrition Facts
calories
300 kcal
fat Content
3 g
serving Size
2 Slices
fiber Content
4 g
sodium Content
406 mg
protein Content
8 g
carbohydrate Content
61 g
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