Oatmeal Bread King Arthur Flour Recipes

OATMEAL BREAD (KING ARTHUR FLOUR)

Steps:

• Manual Method: In a large mixing bowl, or in the bowl of an electric mixer, combine all of the ingredients, mixing to form a shaggy dough. Knead dough, by hand for 10 min. or by mixer for 5 min. until it's smooth. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl cover and allow to rest for 1 hr. Shape as directed below. Bread Machine Method: Place all ingredients except fruit in bread maker, program machine for manual or dough, press start. Check dough for consistiency about 10 min. before the end of the 2nd kneading cycle - add flour or water if necessary. Add fruit about 3 min. before the end of the final kneading cycle. Shaping: Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled surface, and shape it into a log. Place the log in a lightly greased 9" X 5" loaf pan, cover the pan and allow the dough to rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hrs. until it has crested 1 to 2 inches over the rim of the pan. Baking: Bake the bread in a pre-heated 350F degree oven for 35 to 40 min., until an instant read thermometer inserted in the center reaches 190F degrees. If bread seems to be browning too quickly, tent with alum. foil for the final 10 min. of baking time. Yield - 1 loaf.

KING ARTHUR FLOUR'S OLD FASHION OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• 1) Combine the boiling water, oats, oil, and molasses in a large bowl, or in the bucket of your bread machine set on the dough cycle. Stir, and allow to cool until barely warm, about 15 to 20 minutes. 2) Add the remaining ingredients and mix and knead them - by hand, mixer, or bread machine - to form a soft, slightly sticky, craggy dough. 3) Cover the bowl, and allow the dough to rise until it's puffy though not necessarily doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. If you're using a bread machine, allow the machine to complete its dough cycle. 4) Turn the dough out onto a lightly greased or floured work surface. Shape it into a log, and place it in a well-greased 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and allow the bread to rise for 45 to 60 minutes. When fully risen, the crown of the bread should be about 1" above the rim of the pan. 5) Remove the plastic, and bake the loaf for about 35 minutes in a pre-heated 350°F. A digital thermometer will register at least 190°F when inserted into the center. This bread can brown quickly, so check during the baking time and tent it lightly with foil if needed. 6) Remove the loaf from the oven, turn it out of the pan, and cool it on its side on a rack. The bread is delicate coming out of the oven, and setting it upright on the rack may cause it to sag. 7) Allow the bread to cool completely before slicing