Molasses Oat Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups boiling water
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup molasses
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 9 -10 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl combine first 6 ingredients.
• 2 cool to 110f
• 3 add yeast and mix well.
• 4 add enough flour to form a soft dough.
• 5 knead on a floured board til smooth about 6-8 minutes.
• 6 place in greased bowl turning once to grease top.
• 7 cover and let rise in a warm,draft free place til doubled (about 90 minutes).
• 8 punch dough down and divide into 3
• 9 form 3 loaves and place in well greased loaf pans.
• 10 cover and let rise til doubled (1 hour).
• 11 bake 350f 45-50 minutes or til golden brown.
• 12 allow to cool on wire racks.
• 13 note-if a soft crust is desired brush tops with butter immediately on removing from oven.