Brown Soda Bread With Steel Cut Oats Recipes

BROWN SODA BREAD WITH STEEL CUT OATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a 1 1/2-quart round baking dish or 9×5-inch loaf pan very well. (I like to also line with parchment paper. The pan needs to be well oiled for easy removal the bread.) As I mentioned, when baking, I really like to weigh ingredients, especially flour. It really makes the process go so much faster-just pour into mixing bowl and there are fewer dishes to wash! Importantly, it also eliminates the tendency to get too much flour in the measuring cup, leading to a heavier baked good. So, weigh or carefully measure the flours into a large mixing bowl. Add oats, sugar, flax meal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix thoroughly, then make a little well in the middle to pour your wet ingredients. Combine buttermilk and egg. Pour into well in dry ingredients and blend, folding carefully until mixture is just combined. Avoid over-mixing: this will improve the texture of the finished product. Spoon mixture into prepared pan, then sprinkle with reserved steel cut oats. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. The last time I made this, I used a round casserole and it took exactly 55 minutes in my oven. All ovens vary a little, so I always check on baked goods a few minutes early so I don't overcook and dry them out. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Then remove to a wire rack. Bread tastes great warm or cooled, with or without butter. I also adore it leftover, toasted and topped with strawberry jam!

STEEL CUT OAT SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan and set aside.
• Soak steel cut oats and buttermilk in a small bowl for at least 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients; flours, flaxseed meal, salt, baking soda and sugar.
• In a large bowl, combine the oil, eggs, orange juice, buttermilk with steel cut oats and cranberries. Stir until combined.
• Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well. Pour into the pan and bake 45-50 minutes.

STEEL CUT OAT BREAD

Steps:

• Measure oats, molasses, butter and salt into a mixing bowl.
• Pour boiling water over these ingredients. Stir in 2 cups flour. Cool.
• While this mixture is cooling mix dry yeast with 1/4 cup warm water.
• After flour mixture is cool add yeast mixture and stir in 2 cups flour. Add nuts if desired. Knead mixture until smooth and let rise in a covered greased mixing bowl. When mixture is doubled punch down and form into loaf.
• Preheat oven to 375 Place dough in a 5" x 9" greased loaf pan. Let rise until doubled. Bake bread 40 - 50 minutes or until brown.