Oatmeal Quick Bread Recipes

OATMEAL BREAD I

Steps:

• Combine oats, molasses, oil, salt and boiling water. Let cool to about 105 degrees F.
• Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let stand for 5 minutes or until creamy. Stir the yeast into oat mixture and mix well. Add whole wheat flour, 2 cups bread flour, and the eggs. Mix until well combined.
• Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough out to a floured counter and knead for about 10 minutes. Place the dough in a well-greased bowl and cover with greased plastic wrap. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 3 regular loaf pans and 4 mini loaf pans.
• Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and divide it into 4 pieces. Shape the dough into loaves and place them in the pans, seam-side down. Let rise until doubled, about 90 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven until the loaves are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes.

OATMEAL QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and chocolate chips.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and melted butter.
• Add the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, just until fully incorporated. The batter will be lumpy.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let cool on a rack before slicing to serve.

OATMEAL QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 8 1/2" by 4 1/2" or 9" by 5" loaf pan. In large bowl, combine milk and 1 cup oats; let stand 5 minutes.
• To oat mixture, add eggs, margarine or butter, and brown sugar; mix well, making sure there are no lumps of brown sugar. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt just until blended.
• Spoon batter into loaf pan. Sprinkle top with remaining oats. Bake 55 to 60 minutes in 8 1/2" by 4 1/2" pan (bake 35 to 40 minutes in 9" by 5" pan) until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

OATMEAL WHOLE WHEAT QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Grind oatmeal in a food processor or blender. In a large bowl, combine oatmeal, flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, dissolve honey in vegetable oil then stir in the milk. Combine both mixtures and stir until a soft dough is formed. Form the dough into a ball and place on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped.

OATMEAL RAISIN QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and sugar -- Stir in uncooked oats.
• Add Egg Beaters, oil, orange juice, grated orange peel and water; mix until well blended --.
• Add raisins; you may cut the amount of raisins by half if you're not a big raisin lover or eliminate them entirely. Mix well, but do not overmix -- Pour batter into greased and floured 8½ X 4½ loaf pan --.
• Bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 55-65 minutes or until it tests done.
• Turn out on rack and cool before serving.

PEACH OATMEAL QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Drain peaches; cut into small pieces; set aside.
• In mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
• Add oats and peaches.
• Stir lightly to coat peaches.
• Beat eggs well; combine with milk and oil.
• Add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Pour into greased (or sprayed) 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in 350F oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted near center of bread comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Transfer to cooling rack and cool completely.
• Wrap in foil.

OATMEAL MOLASSES QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
• Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist; stir in raisins. Stir with a wooden spoon until dough pulls together in a shaggy mass. Let rest 2 minutes.
• Turn half of dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead 1 minute with floured hands (dough will feel tacky); shape dough into a 6-inch round loaf. Place on a baking sheet dusted with cornmeal. Repeat procedure with remaining dough. Make 3 diagonal cuts 1/4-inch deep across top of each loaf using a sharp knife.
• Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375° (do not remove loaves from oven); bake an additional 15 minutes or until bottom of each loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.