Molasses Oatmeal Bread

Ingredients and Instructions

6 cups of flour

2 cups of oats

1 teaspoon of salt

2 packages of yeast

1 cup of water

1/2 cup of mil k

1/2 cup of molasses

1/2 cup of butter or margarine

2 eggs

In a mixing bowl combine 4 1/2 cups of the flour, the oats, salt, and the yeast. Combine the w ater,

milk, molasses, and butter or margarine in a pan and heat to 120 -130 degrees. Let the milk

mixture cool. With an electric mixer on medium, gradually add the liquids to flour mixture. Beat

for 2 minutes. Add the eggs and 3/4 cup of flour and beat for another 2 minutes. Stir in enough

additional flour to make a soft dough. Turn out the dough and knead for 8 -10 minutes. Place the

dough into a greased bowl, turning the dough to grease the top. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.

Punch down the dough and tu rn out onto lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 4 equal

parts. Take 2 sections and role into 12" ropes, then twist them together, turn the ends under,

and place in 8.5" x 4.5" x 2.5" loaf pan. Repeat for remaining dough. Cover the loaf pans an d let

rise 1 hour. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 30 minutes. Toothpick should come out

clean when the bread is done. P ut the loaves out on a cooling rack until it's had the chance to

dry out a bit.