- 8
- 120 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 TBS canola (or coconut) oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
Preparation
Step 1
I’m going to get pretty mushy in this post, because my sister was just here…and homemade bread makes me think of my childhood…so let’s just say I’m a hot mess of emotions and nostalgia. True story…the other day when I was driving home from the gym the song “Stressed Out” came on the radio and I started crying! It wasn’t just a few glistening tears rolling down my cheeks, I’m talking the floodgates burst open and the tears wouldn’t stop flowing. Yep. I’m crazy.
Now about this bread. I don’t remember ever having to eat store-bought bread as a child. Our dad used to make homemade bread all the time (shout out to our daddy’o). The only catch was…he
let us cut into the loaf until it was completely cooled. To me, not being able to eat a warm, steaming slice of that bready goodness I had been smelling allllllll day long was a form of torture. You better believe that the first loaf of bread I made after I got married was cut into and devoured immediately after being removed from the oven. #i’magrownup. #idowhatiwant.
I have been making this recipe for as long as I can remember. It has the perfect blend of whole wheat and all-purpose flour. The oats increase the fiber content and give it a chewy texture that can’t be beat. Honey gives it a touch of sweetness and the 1 TBS of oil keeps it moist, light and dairy-free!
Yield:
1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
Add warm water, honey and yeast to a small bowl. Set it aside for 5-10 minutes until it is proofed (becomes frothy).
Add all wet ingredients (including yeast mixture) to the bowl of your kitchen aid mixer or to a regular bowl, mix well.
Add dry ingredients and knead with dough hook (or hands) for 5-10 minutes until dough is elastic and not sticky.
Oil a bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place, covered with a damp tea towl, until doubled in size.
Cover your bread pan with a damp tea towel and put it in a warm place to rise until doubled (about 1 hour). During this rise, preheat the oven to 350 degress F.
Once dough has doubled in size, bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes until bread is lightly browned and makes a hollow sound when hit with a wooden spoon.
Remove from pan and set on a wire rack to cool. Cover bread with a towel to seal in moisture and make a soft crust.
You can save time by making your dough in a bread machine. Simply place ingredients in bread machine pan in the order listed & select dough cycle. Let the machine do it’s thing and pick up the instructions at step #5!
Today I just feel like crying all.day.long. Instead I will focus on having a blast with my kids. That song makes me cry even more when I think about them. They are living their “good old days” right now. I love them SO much, my heart could explode! I want to do everything I can to make every day the
day ever, so they look back on a childhood filled with fun and love. Sometimes it’s hard when momma is feeling down…but those sweet kids make every day a party.
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