Bep's Oatmeal bread
Bep has hands-down become our bread baker. At 11, she just has a touch that I simply do not possess. Her bread is soft, light, and tasty...Mine usually turns out wonderfully useful as a door-stop or fodder for the fire.
Here is a great recipe that she has mastered for Oatmeal Bread. It is from our beloved "Church Suppers" cookbook, with the recipe originally written by Anne Riggs of Michigan, and altered a bit by our family.
Ingredients
~2 cups boiling water
~1 cup oatmeal
~1/4 cup warm water
~1 tsp. plus 1/2 cup honey (separate)
~2 packages dry yeast
~2 Tbs butter (we melt it)
~3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
~2 cups all-purpose flour
In a large bowl, cool the boiling water slightly and add the oatmeal. In a small bowl, combine the warm water, teaspoon of honey, and yeast and let sit for no more than 10 minutes. Add the yeast mixture to the oatmeal mixture and add the remaining ingredients. Knead the dough on a floured surface for 10 minutes.
Place in an oiled bowl, cover with a slightly-damp clean towel, and let rise until doubled in size. Punch down, divide into 2 loaves. Place into two 5"x9" pans and let rise again until doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and brush tops with butter; cool on wire rack.
Makes two wonderful loaves of bread.
Next up for our family - learning to make it successfully with all whole wheat flour.
Fresco e bello: For a special Italian dinner, add ground or fresh Italian herbs to the dry ingredients, shape into a long loaf, and bake. Add parmesan cheese when you add the butter...bellissimo e squisito!
Here is a great recipe that she has mastered for Oatmeal Bread. It is from our beloved "Church Suppers" cookbook, with the recipe originally written by Anne Riggs of Michigan, and altered a bit by our family.
Ingredients
~2 cups boiling water
~1 cup oatmeal
~1/4 cup warm water
~1 tsp. plus 1/2 cup honey (separate)
~2 packages dry yeast
~2 Tbs butter (we melt it)
~3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
~2 cups all-purpose flour
In a large bowl, cool the boiling water slightly and add the oatmeal. In a small bowl, combine the warm water, teaspoon of honey, and yeast and let sit for no more than 10 minutes. Add the yeast mixture to the oatmeal mixture and add the remaining ingredients. Knead the dough on a floured surface for 10 minutes.
Place in an oiled bowl, cover with a slightly-damp clean towel, and let rise until doubled in size. Punch down, divide into 2 loaves. Place into two 5"x9" pans and let rise again until doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and brush tops with butter; cool on wire rack.
Makes two wonderful loaves of bread.
Next up for our family - learning to make it successfully with all whole wheat flour.
Fresco e bello: For a special Italian dinner, add ground or fresh Italian herbs to the dry ingredients, shape into a long loaf, and bake. Add parmesan cheese when you add the butter...bellissimo e squisito!
posted by Karen | 12:02 AM
2 Comments:
It is wonderful to have children who possess gifts that we don't have. And some people don't see the blessing in many children! The more you have the more talent your family possesses, therefore enriching and completing a true home! Way to go Bep! Keep it up :)
Wow Bep, Sounds Yummy! I look forward to cooler days so we can start making bread again. When it's 90 outside and 110 inside Bread is not on the list of priorities!!!
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