Toasted Oat Oatmeal Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 5 1/2-6 cups bread flour or 5 1/2-6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal, toasted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon old-fashioned oatmeal

Recipe

• 1 toast the 1 cup oatmeal by spreading in a cake pan and placing in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until light brown.
• 2 in large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, toasted oatmeal, sugar, salt and yeast; blend well.
• 3 in small saucepan, heat milk and butter or margarine until very warm (120 to 130 degrees f.).
• 4 add warm liquid and egg to flour mixture.
• 5 using a mixer, blend at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
• 6 stir in an additional 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 cups flour until dough pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl.
• 7 turn out dough on floured surface and knead in 1/4 to 1/2 cup more flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• 8 place dough in greased bowl; cover loosely wth plastic wrap and cloth towel. let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size, about 40 to 60 minutes.
• 9 punch down dough and divide in half. shape into two loaves by patting dough out into 14 x 7 rectangular shape and rolling up, starting with shorter side. pinch edges firmly to seal.
• 10 place seam side down in two greased 8x4 or 9x5 loaf pans. cover; let rise in warm place until dough fills pans and tops of loaves are about 1 inch above pan edges, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• 11 heat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 12 in small bowl, combine water and egg ; beat slightly. carefully brush on loaves; sprinkle with 1 tablespoons old fashioned oatmeal.
• 13 bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when lightly tapped.
• 14 remove from pans immediately; cool on wire racks.