Oatmeal Molasses Bread - No Yeast Quick Bread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups fat-free buttermilk
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants
• 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal or 1 tablespoon polenta

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 combine milk, oats, molasses and oil in a bowl.
• 3 measure flours by lightly spooning into measuring cups and levelling with a knife. as you may know, "scooping" flour will cause you to use too much.
• 4 whisk or sift together flours, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• 5 add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir just until combined.
• 6 add raisins, stirring "until the dough pulls together in a shaggy mass". the original recipe suggests a wooden spoon for this.
• 7 split dough in half. with each half, turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 1 minute. expect the dough to be sticky and wet. form into a 6-inch round loaf and place on a baking tray sprinkled with cornmeal.
• 8 make 3, 1/4 inch deep, diagonal cuts across each loaf.
• 9 bake at 400°f for 20 minutes, then for 15 minutes more at 375°f these loaves will look browned before they are actually finished, so test for doneness by "knocking" on the bottom of the loaf. it will sound hollow when finished.
• 10 let stand about 15 minutes before slicing to serve.