Crunchy Oatmeal Bread Recipes

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.

OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Soften yeast in the warm water.
• Combine the boiling water, 1 cup oats, molasses, butter and salt.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in 2 cup of the flour, beat well.
• Add the softened yeast and 2 beaten eggs, beat well.
• Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic about 8-10 minutes.
• Shape into a ball.
• Place in a lightly oiled bowl, turning once to grease the surface of the dough.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until double (about 1 hour).
• Punch dough down, turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Divide dough in half and cover with the bowl.
• Let rest 10 minutes.
• Coat 2 well greased loaf pans with about 2 Tbsp of rolled oats per pan.
• Shape dough into loaves.
• Place the loaves into the pans.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until double (about 30- 45 minutes).
• Mix the beaten egg white with the tablespoon of water.
• Brush the tops of the loaves with this mixture.
• Sprinkle the tops of the loaves with a few more rolled oats.
• Bake at 375°F till done, about 40 minutes.
• Cover loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if the tops are browning too quickly.
• Remove from pans and cool on a rack.

ONE-LOAF OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, mix the warm water and yeast together until the yeast is dissolved. Add the milk, sugar, salt, and shortening. Stir. Add the oats and mix well. Add in enough bread flour to make a dough that follows the spoon around the bowl.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes, adding more bread flour as needed until the dough is firm and smooth to the touch.
• Place the dough in a medium greased bowl. Turn dough over in bowl so that the top is also lightly greased. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour.
• Punch down the dough . Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes or until the bubbles are out of the bread.
• Shape into loaf and place in a greased 8x5-inch bread pan. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 375 F. Brush egg white on the loaf.
• Bake bread in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until the bread sounds hollow when the top is tapped. Remove bread from pan and let cool on a rack.

LEFTOVER OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the yeast, bread flour, 1/4 cup toasted, uncooked oats, and the salt in a small mixing bowl and set aside.
• Combine the leftover cooked oatmeal, warm water, agave syrup, and 1 tablespoon of oil in a large mixing bowl. Add the dry mixture to the cooked oatmeal mixture in 3 installments and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon after each addition.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead by hand for 10 minutes, incorporating more flour, if needed. Dough will be sticky. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl or container. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place to rise until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Punch down the dough, shape it into a loaf, and put it into a lightly oiled 9 by 5-inch loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the egg yolk and water in a small bowl. Lightly brush the top of the loaf with egg wash and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon toasted, uncooked oats. Bake until the bread reaches an internal temperature registers 210 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 55 minutes to 1 hour. Remove the loaf from the pan to a cooling rack for 30 minutes before slicing and serving.

CRISPY BAKED OATMEAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Whisk eggs, oil, and brown sugar together in a bowl until brown sugar is dissolved. Combine oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl; stir into egg mixture just until moistened. Spoon oat mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

CRUNCHY OATMEAL SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Place the oats in a blender or food processor; process until ground. Add to creamed mixture., Combine the flour, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to oat mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour., Roll dough into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 325° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CRUNCHY OAT CEREAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F/160°C.
• Mix all ingredients together and spread onto a large shallow baking pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden and crunchy.
• Leave to cool then break up into clumps and serve.
• *This mixture will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks, stored in a cool dry place.

OATMEAL YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, bring milk, water and shortening to a boil. Meanwhile, combine 2 cups oats, brown sugar and salt in a bowl. Add milk mixture; let stand until mixture reaches 110°-115°. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; add to oat mixture. Add 3 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn 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 hour. Punch dough down; divide in half. Shape into 2 loaves; transfer to greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes. Brush with egg; sprinkle with remaining oats. Bake at 350° until golden, 35-40 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.

BEST EVER SOURDOUGH OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a large bowl or your stand mixer bowl.
• Combine until a loose dough forms. Cover and let sit 30 minutes.
• Knead dough 5 - 10 minutes or until dough is smooth. The dough will still be quite wet. That's ok if you are using a stand mixer. If you are kneading by hand you my need to add a little more flour to keep the dough from sticking. Just add as little as possible as we want to keep this a soft dough.
• Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place, about 2 hours.
• Shape dough and place in a large greased loaf pan. Cover and let rise for an additional 1 - 1½ hours.
• If you are using a regular metal or glass loaf pan bake at 375 degrees for 50 - 55 minutes or until the interior reaches 200 degrees (I use my trusty digital thermometer for this). If you are using an unglazed terra cotta pan (like I do, shown above) follow the directions that come with the pan. For example, I soak the pan in water for 15 minutes and then place the bread in a cold oven, set the temperature to 475 and bake for about 50 minutes.
• When done, remove from pan and let cool for at least 15 minutes before cutting. This is important to let the crumb set so you will get nice even slices.