Honey Of An Oatmeal Bread

By Addie

"Our family goes through a loaf of this every day. Slightly sweet, and light. Great with dinner, and a favorite for sandwiches." By: Merrilee (AllRecipes)

Ingredients

• # 1 cup water
• # 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• # 1/4 cup honey
• # 1 teaspoon salt
• # 1/2 cup rolled oats
• # 2 1/3 cups bread flour
• # 1 generous teaspoon active dry yeast

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Place ingredients in bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Either bake in the bread machine (Select "Light Crust.") or make on the DOUGH cycle, remove dough from machine when cycle is done and punch down lightly.

Form into whatever shape desired. I like to braid the loaf and, brush with an egg wash and sprinkle with oats. Very pretty. Sometimes I just make a round loaf or, for sandwiches, an oval loaf.



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REVIEWS:


I really liked this recipe - the bread was very tasty and had a good texture. My only problem is that I don't like bread from a bread machine in general - the crust is too thick. So the second time I made it, I let my machine just make the dough and then I baked it in the oven instead (350 degrees until nicely browned). It turned out WONDERFUL! I now make this bread all the time - at least twice a week!

I found this to be the best bread machine recipe yet. Not too dense like many are. I, too, increased the yeast and flour. I also have tried several variations that work well and give a different flavor. Try adding seeds or nuts (ie, sunflower, pumpkin, pecans, walnuts). They are delicious. Add them during the second kneed or at the add-in buzzer. Also, you can replace some of the flour (I generally use 1/3-2/3 cup) with either cornmeal or whole wheat flour. I also have replaced the honey with molasses. They all work well and you can mix and match! Enjoy

We love this recipe. I make this bread 2 times per week at least. Family loves it plain, in sandwiches, as French toast etc. Some small changes that work for me... I add 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1/3 c whole wheat flour, 1 extra tsp yeast, and I reduce bread flour to 2 cups (or 2 1/4 cups depending on humidity). Bake in machine on white, med. crust setting for 1.5 lb loaf. Comes out PERFECT every time!

This is absolutely delicious! Crusty on the outside and very soft on the inside. Slightly sweet tasting. I will be making this one a lot to use for sandwiches or to just eat as a snack. Perfect!

Perfect and foolproof bread. One of the few recipes I found needed no changes or tinkering. I didn't like the description of its being lightly sweet, however, so I reduced the honey by about a third, only for my own preference, though I'm sure it's excellent just as written. Great bread for toasting or sandwiches with a mildly different taste because of the oatmeal. I used a new bread machine which I haven't mastered yet, but this recipe came out perfectly on the first try. This will be one to hang on to!

Great recipe. I found it very easy for such a delicious bread. I prepared this is my bread machine using the dough cycle only, then shaped the dough into rolls, letting them rise again for 30 minutes before baking (350 for about 35 minutes). I usually make bread this way since we really only eat it with salads or soup anyway. These were really good with a little butter and brown sugar.

Really tasty. I think I'll skip buying sandwich bread at the supermarket from now on and make this instead. After reading the other reviews, I also added a bit more flour, oats and yeast and I baked the loaf in my oven at 350 for about 40 minutes. Delicious!

This was very easy. I did the dough in the bread machine, but then let it rise while the oven was preheating, and I baked it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 32 min. Great loaf of bread.

I've received many requests for this recipe when I make it for large gatherings or take it to people for a meal when they're sick, new baby, etc. GREAT recipe. My family loves it and it's a staple in our house!

These make wonderful rolls. Use dough setting on machine. When cycle is done, place dough on lightly floured surface. Punch down to remove air. Shape into 15 round rolls (knead in slightly more flour if too sticky). Arrange in 9x12 lightly greased glass pan. Cover lightly with greased plastic wrap. Let rise in warm place until doubled (about an hour). Remove plastic. Bake 375 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn out onto rack.

I can see how you can go through a loaf a day! This is great bread! I made mine half whole wheat/half bread flour, but I am positive it would be even better with all bread flour. Yum Yum, thanks!