Old Fashioned Brown Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups boiling water
• 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, pour the boiling water over oats. stir in butter and molasses. let stand until mixture cools to 120 - 130 degrees, stirring occasionally.
• 2 in another bowl, combine 3-1/2 cups of the flour, yeast and salt. beat in oat mixture until blended. stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.turn on to floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 3 punch dough down. turn onto lightly floured surface; divide in half. shape into loaves. place in 2 greased 9' x 5" loaf pans. cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• 4 bake at 375 for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. remove from pans to wire rack to cool.