Oatmeal Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick oats
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 package yeast
• 5 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 combine the first six ingredients.
• 2 let cool to lukewarm; stir in yeast.
• 3 wait 5 minutes to be sure mix bubbles; if not, buy new yeast.
• 4 once mix has bubbled, stir in the 5 cups flour.
• 5 knead 5-10 minutes, until satiny looking.
• 6 put in a greased bowl.
• 7 cover bowl very loosely with clean damp towel.
• 8 let rise till doubled.
• 9 punch down; let rise again.
• 10 shape into 2 loaves and place in greased loaf pans.
• 11 let rise til above pan.
• 12 bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or until bread thumps hollow.