Oatmeal Spelt Brown Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup quick oats
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 cups whole spelt flour
• 2 cups light spelt flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast or 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine oats and boiling water. let cool to lukewarm.
• 2 add butter, warm water, salt and molasses. stir and pour into bread bucket.
• 3 add both flours and yeast. start machine on dough cycle. (or use whole grain cycle and disregard step 4.).
• 4 when cycle ends, dump out dough on floured board. knead several times and place in greased loaf pan. let rise in warm place until doubled. bake at 375ºf for 20-30 minutes.