Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Bread
Yield
2 lg. loavesPrep
2 hrsCook
40 minReady
2 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | each |
yeast, compressed
compressed, or 2 pk dry yeast |
* |
| ½ | cup |
water
warm |
|
| 2 | cups |
milk
scalded |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 5 | cups |
all-purpose flour
(plus more as necessary) |
|
| 2 | cups |
rolled oats
uncooked, (quick or oldfashioned) |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | each |
yeast, compressed
compressed, or 2 pk dry yeast |
* |
| 118 | ml |
water
warm |
|
| 473 | ml |
milk
scalded |
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 79 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1.2 | l |
all-purpose flour
(plus more as necessary) |
|
| 473 | ml |
rolled oats
uncooked, (quick or oldfashioned) |
|
Directions
Soften yeast in lukewarm water. (Use warm water for dry yeast.)
Pour scalded milk over sugar, salt and shortening.
Cool to lukewarm.
Stir in 1 cup flour.
Add softened yeast and oats. Stir in enough more flour to make a soft dough.
Turn out on lightly floured board or canvas; knead until smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes.
Round dough into ball; place in greased bowl; brush lightly with melted shortening.
Cover and let rise in warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down; cover; let rest 10 minutes.
Shape to form loaves (see below).
Brush lightly with melted shortening. Cover; let rise in warm place until nearly double in size, about 40 minutes for large loaves and 30 minutes for small loaves.
Bake in preheated moderate oven 375℉ (190℃) 45 to 50 minutes for large loaves and about 30 minutes for small loaves.
Remove from pans; brush with melted butter.
Cool.
For LARGE LOAVES, divide dough in half.
Shape each half to form a loaf.
Place in greased 8½ inch x 4½ inch x 2½ inches loaf pans.
For MINIATURE LOAVES, divide dough into 8 parts.
Shape each part to form a loaf.
Place in greased 2¾ inch x 4½ inch x 2" loaf pans.
Makes 2 large or 8 miniature loaves.
