Oatmeal Molasses Bread I

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon dry yeast (not instant!)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 6 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 mix the boiling water, butter and oatmeal.
• 2 let stand 30 minutes or until cool.
• 3 mix the yeast and warm water in the bowl of your mixer and let stand until proofed.
• 4 add the oatmeal mixture and the molasses.
• 5 mix the salt with one cup of the flour and add to the mix.
• 6 mix until combined.
• 7 with the dough hook attachment on the mixer, keep adding flour until the dough comes together and is no longer sticky.
• 8 then let it knead on low speed about 10 minutes.
• 9 take the dough out of the bowl and finish kneading by hand until somewhat smooth- this dough is a little rough textured.
• 10 turn into a buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap, then a towel and let stand to rise until doubled (about 2 hours).
• 11 punch down, divide and shape into 2 loaves, place in greased loaf pans, set aside to rise again.
• 12 preheat the oven to 375°f.
• 13 bake the loaves until done, about 35- 45 minutes.