Old Fashioned Porridge Bread Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED PORRIDGE AND MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oats and shortening in a bowl. Stir until shortening melts; let stand for 20 minutes, giving it a stir once in a while.
• Meanwhile, dissolve sugar in lukewarm water. Add yeast and let stand for 10 minutes. Stir briskly with a fork.
• Stir yeast mixture into the partially cooled oat mixture with molasses and salt. Let cool to lukewarm, 5 to 10 minutes. Beat in 2 1/2 cups of flour, gradually adding remaining flour as needed.
• Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead, 8 to 10 minutes. Shape into a smooth ball and place in a greased bowl, rolling the dough so the top is greased. Cover and let double in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch dough down and shape into 4 loaves. Place into greased 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch bread pans. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.

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.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oats in a large bowl; let soften, about 1 hour. Add molasses, butter, and yeast; mix well. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until dough sticks together. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Butter two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Punch down dough and turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into 2 balls and let rest for 10 minutes. Form balls into loaves and place into the prepared pans. Cover loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, about 40 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Spray an 8 1/2 inch by 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with spray oil
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir together the oats, butter, molasses, sugar, and boiling water. Let stand until the water is lukewarm (about 90 degrees F).
• Add the yeast and the additional water and stir.
• Add the flour and the salt, and mix on low until the dough comes together. Add more water if necessary, by tablespoon.
• Increase the mixer to second speed and knead with the dough hook for about 8 minutes, until you have a smooth dough. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise until doubled, 45 to 60 minutes. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Shape the dough into a log and place it in the loaf pan. Cover loosely with oiled plastic wrap, and let rise until it is about 1 inch above the pan rim in the middle, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Bake the bread on the middle rack for 35 minutes, until the loaf registers 190 degrees in the center with an instant read thermometer. Check the loaf after about 20 minutes of baking and tent with foil if it is browning too quickly.
• Let the loaf cool in the pan on a wire rack for five minutes. Remove the loaf from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

BREAD MACHINE - OATMEAL BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Bread machine settings - 1.5 or 2 pound loaf, light color and "basic" bread setting
• Unplug the bread machine & then remove the bread pan.
• Add all ingredients starting with the milk into the bread machine "bucket" (loaf pan). Make sure the yeast is last and does not touch the milk or salt. Some people like to make a small "divot" on top of the flour in order to hold the yeast in one spot before the machine starts.
• Place the bread pan (with ingredients) back into the bread machine.
• Plug in bread machine. Enter the correct settings (for either 1.5 lb or 2 lb loaf version) and press the "start" button.
• Optional - After the bread machine has finished kneading and before the baking cycle commences, sprinkle some old fashioned oatmeal flakes on top of the bread dough.
• When the bread machine has finished baking the bread, unplug the bread machine. Remove the bread and place it on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread machine container (bread loaf pan) as it will be very hot!
• In our Sunbeam bread machine, the baking takes about 3 hours for a 2 pound bread loaf (and 2:53 hours for a 1.5 lb bread loaf) at the light color & basic bread settings. However, some machines can differ and you don't want to be away from home when the bread machine "finished" alarm goes off! Your bread machine should show you the length of the baking time after you have entered the settings into the machine. This will allow you to know when to be in the kitchen in order to remove the bread.
• Before using your bread machine, you should read the bread machine manufacturer's instructions in order to use the bread machine effectively and safely.

OLD FASHIONED PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Bring the water and salt to boil in a heavy saucepan.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Add oats and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Transfer oatmeal to 6-cup casserole dish.
• Add all remaining ingredients except milk and stir until well combined.
• Bake until set, about 1 hour.
• Divide the porridge into bowls.
• Serve with milk.

OLD-FASHIONED PORRIDGE BREAD

Steps:

• Pour 3 cups boiling water Over 2 cups rolled oats 1/4 cup shortening. Stir until shortening melts and let stand for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, dissolve 2 teaspoons sugar in 1 cup lukewarm water (100 F) Over this sprinkle 2 envelopes active dry yeast Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Then stir briskly with a fork.
• Stir into partially cooled rolled oat mixture 2/3 cup table molasses 4 teaspoons salt Cool to lukewarm.
• Add softened yeast to the lukewarm rolled oat mixture. Stir Beat in 2-1/2 cups All Purpose flour Beat vigorously by hand or with electric mixer.
• Then gradually beat in with a spoon an additional 5-1/2 to 6 cups All Purpose flour Work in last of flour with a rotating motion of the hand.
• Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead 8 to 10 minutes.
• Shape into a smooth ball and place in a greased bowl, rotating dough to grease surface. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 1-1/2 hours). Keep in a warm place. Punch down and shape into 4 loaves.
• Place in greased 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 inch loaf pans, grease tops, cover and let rise again until doubled (about 1 hour). Bake in preheated 400F oven for 30 to 35 minutes.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl, pour boiling water over oatmeal and shortening. Let stand until lukewarm.
• 2. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and molasses in small bowl.
• 3. Sift flour and salt together.
• 4. Add dissolved yeast to rolled oats mixture, then add flour. Mix well. Knead thoroughly. Brush top with melted butter or oil (I use olive oil). Place in large greased bowl. Let rise until double in bulk, about 2 hours.
• 5. Shape into 2 loaves. Place in buttered bread pans. Spread evenly. Let rise again until nearly doubled in bulk, about 1-1/2 hours.
• 6. Bake in preheated 450 degree F oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F and bake about 1 more hour.