Lora Stovers Oatmeal Bread Recipes

GRANDMA'S OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the boiling water, butter, salt and sugar. Stir in oats; cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in the molasses, brown sugar and 1 cup flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in oat mixture and enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough. , Turn out onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each portion into a ball. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes; Shape into loaves. Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes (cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly). Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

LORA STOVER'S OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Place oats, sugar, salt, and margarine or butter in mixing bowl. Add boiling water and stir until damp. Let set until lukewarm.
• Dissolve yeast in the 1/4 cup of very warm water. Add to lukewarm oatmeal mixture.
• Add half of the flour and mix thoroughly. Add remaining flour and mix well.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place for one hour or until double.
• Stir down and let rise again until light (30 to 40 minutes). Shape into three loaves, cover, and let rise until double.
• Bake in slow oven (I set the oven at 300 degrees) for one hour or until done.

UKRAINIAN MEMORIAL BREAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, dissolve sugar in water. Sprinkle in yeast; let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy. In large bowl, stir 3 cups flour with salt. With wooden spoon, stir in yeast mixture, honey, eggs, egg yolks and butter. Turn out onto floured surface; knead for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic, dusting with enough of the remaining flour to prevent sticking.
• Place dough in large greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm draft free place until doubled in bulk and indentation remains when dough is poked with 2 fingers, about 1 hour. Punch down dough; knead in raisins. Let rest for 10 minutes.
• To make braid, divide dough into three and roll out into three long ropes. Place on greased baking sheet and braid. Start braiding from the centre to the end and then braid the other side. Tuck ends under braid. Cover braid loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm draft free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• To make crown: Roll into 30 inch long rope. Holding 1 end in place, wind remaining rope around end to form fairly tight spiral that is slightly higher in centre. Transfer to lightly greased baking sheet.
• TOPPING: Stir egg yolk with 1 teaspoons water; brush over loaf. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in 350°F oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom. Let cool on rack.

OATMEAL BREAD I

Steps:

• Combine oats, molasses, oil, salt and boiling water. Let cool to about 105 degrees F.
• Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and let stand for 5 minutes or until creamy. Stir the yeast into oat mixture and mix well. Add whole wheat flour, 2 cups bread flour, and the eggs. Mix until well combined.
• Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough out to a floured counter and knead for about 10 minutes. Place the dough in a well-greased bowl and cover with greased plastic wrap. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 3 regular loaf pans and 4 mini loaf pans.
• Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and divide it into 4 pieces. Shape the dough into loaves and place them in the pans, seam-side down. Let rise until doubled, about 90 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven until the loaves are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes.

HOW TO ROAST A RABBIT

Steps:

• Begin by catching the rabbit. (You knew that was coming, didn't you?).
• Dress if not already dressed (the rabbit).
• If you're not dressed either, do so.
• Dig little Petunia out of the flour bin.
• Heat oven and warm up the roasting pan.
• Cut up the rabbit.
• Go change the baby's diaper.
• Answer the phone.
• Sift the flour and roll the rabbit pieces in it.
• Wash flour out of Petunia's hair.
• Grease the roasting pan and pick all the toys up off the kitchen floor.
• Go look for Tommy. He was on the front porch the last time you saw him.
• Call Joe Henderson about those seeds.
• Return to kitchen.
• Mop flour off floor where Petunia put rabbit.
• Clean off rabbit.
• Mop flour off Petunia.
• Turn off the oven--it's too hot now.
• The butter has congealed. Melt it again.
• Let Tommy in the back door with the fresh eggs.
• Use the broken one in the recipe.
• Answer phone.
• Change baby's diaper.
• Take Tommy's broken egg and beat it.
• Beat it back to the kitchen.
• Beat the other egg.
• Sit down and collect your wits--no, collect the children.
• Beat the two eggs together.
• Take the kids and beat it!
• Take the rabbit and beat it to the creek.
• Cut up rabbit for bait and go fishing.
• Fish may be fried the same way.

VEGETABLE GUMBO

Steps:

• Method: In a large heavy stew pot, place bouillon and white grape juice, onion, green pepper, celery garlic, cook until tender, 5-7 minutes.
• Add other ingredients, cook over low heat, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking to bottom.
• Cover and simmer gently until corn and okra are done.
• (or simmer in crockpot 6-7 hours) If you use dried herbs, rub them with the palms of your hands before adding to the pot, this releases their mojo.

WHOLE WHEAT AND OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Add the ingredients to your bread machine pan according to your machine's instructions.
• Set to the dough cycle.
• When it is ready, take out the dough, shape into a loaf.
• This dough is very easy to handle.
• Place in a lightly greased or sprayed 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 loaf pan.
• Do not use a too large pan or your loaf will not turn out right.
• Cover and let rise about a half hour.
• Bake about 30 minutes at 350º or until nicely browned.