Honey Oatmeal Bread for Your Kitchenaid Mixer

By tschnet1

Ingredients

• 5 - 6 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 ⁄2 cup honey
• 1 ⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 egg white
• oatmeal

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 160mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place 5 cups flour, oats, salt, and yeast in Bowl.

Attach bowl and dough hook.

Turn to speed 2 and mix for 30 seconds.

In saucepan, combine water, honey, and butter.

Heat to 120°F to 130°F.

On Speed 2, slowly add warm liquids to flour mixture, mixing for about 1 minute.

Add eggs; mix an additional 1 minute.

Still on Speed 2, add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl, about 3 minutes.

Knead on Speed 2 for 7-10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.

Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top.

Cover; let rise in warm place, until doubled, about 1 hour.

Punch dough down.

Divide dough in half.

Shape each half into a loaf.

Place each loaf into a greased 8 1/2x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch bread pan.

Cover; let rise in warm place till doubled, about an hour.

Combine 1 TBSP water and egg white. Brush tops of loaves with mixture.

Sprinkle with oatmeal.

Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes.

Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.