Honey Oat Bran Bread Recipes

OAT-BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add oil, sugar, molasses, salt, wheat germ, bran and remaining warm water; mix well. Add oats, whole wheat flour and 2 cups all-purpose flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down and shape into four loaves. Place in a greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

HOMEMADE HONEY OATMEAL BREAD (BREAD MACHINE RECIPE)

Steps:

• Add liquids to bread machine pan
• Add dry ingredients except yeast
• Add yeast, making sure to keep separate from the salt
• Select the 1.5 lb loaf setting (basic settings) on your bread machine, and press start.
• Remove bread from pan when done, and cool slightly on a cooling rack before slicing.

MOLASSES-OAT BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and a pinch of sugar in warm water. Set aside to rest for about 5 minutes.
• Mix butter or margarine and molasses into yeast. Add 1 cup oat bran, 2 cups flour, and salt. Stir, and add flour as needed to make dough stick together. When dough forms a ball, turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 8 to 10 minutes, adding flour as needed to make a slightly sticky and moist dough. Place in a buttered bowl, and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Punch down, and form into two round or oval loaves. Place on a greased baking sheet, and allow to rise 1 hour, or until loaves have doubled in size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon oat bran on top of the loaves.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the tops are a nice dark brown and the bottoms of the loaves sound hollow when tapped.

OAT BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the Dough setting, and Start.
• After the dough has risen once, remove it from the machine. Knead it a few times, and then shape into a loaf. Place in a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until done.
• Alternatively, choose the Basic or White Bread setting, and Start.

HONEY OAT BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in breadmaker per your manufacturer's instructions.
• You can replace 2 cups white bread flour with 2 cups whole wheat flour but include 1 tbsp vital wheat gluten (the original recipe suggested this).
• Makes a moist, sweet loaf.
• NOTE: cook time is for the basic/white cycle (medium crust; 1½ lb loaf) using a BreadmanPlus bread machine; your machine may differ.

HONEY OAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl of a stand mixer, mix water, yeast and honey. Let stand for 5 minutes until bubbly.
• Mix in olive oil, oats and salt
• Mix in all-purpose flour.
• Mix in white whole wheat flour 1/2 cup at a time. You might not need all the flour. Reserve the final 1/2 cup to determine if needed. Dough should be tacky, but not overly sticky.
• Knead dough in stand mixer for 5 -8 minutes
• Place dough in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let sit for at least one hour, or until doubled.
• Gently deflate dough by pressing your fist into the center of the dough.
• Divide dough in two and shape into two loaves. Place loaves into greased bread pans. Cover with a clean towel and let rise for 30 minutes.
• Just before baking brush loaves with water, (or egg white mixed with 1 Tablespoon of water) and sprinkle with oats.
• Place in a preheated 375 degree oven and bake for 40 minutes.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove and place on a baking rack until completely cooled.

RUSTIC OAT BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, oat bran, yeast and salt. In a small saucepan, heat water and honey to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes., Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a round loaf. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. With a sharp knife, make three diagonal slashes across top of loaf., Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet to wire rack to cool.

HONEY OAT BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Add the ingredients to your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer, which is usually in the order given, being careful that the yeast doesn't come in contact with the salt.