Oatmeal Molasses Bread Ii

Total Time: 3 hrs 33 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 53 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup oatmeal (not instant)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon dry yeast (2 packages)
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water (blood warm)
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses (ideal, but substitute if necessary)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 1/2-5 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, pour boiling water over butter and oatmeal.
• 2 let stand 30 minutes in a small bowl, sprinkle yeast over lukewarm water and let stand until the yeast dissolves and gets foamy.
• 3 in either the large bowl (if doing by hand) or in a mixer bowl, combine the oatmeal, yeast, molasses, and salt.
• 4 mix, adding 1 cup of flour at a time until just kneadable.
• 5 this dough is sticky, do not add too much flour!
• 6 turn onto a floured surface (or add dough hook to machine) and knead about 8 minutes, using as little flour as you can and still knead it.
• 7 form dough into a ball, and place in an oiled bowl.
• 8 cover with plastic wrap or a cloth and let rise 1 1/2 hours.
• 9 punch the dough down and cut into half.
• 10 shape into loaves, or circles or any other shape you desire.
• 11 cover again and let rise for 40 minutes.
• 12 bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes .
• 13 very important: when baking in anytype of pan, grease them well.
• 14 this bread will stick in a big way if the pans are ungreased.