Lora Stovers Oatmeal Bread Recipes

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.

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.

BEST-EVER OATMEAL BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix flours, brown sugar, oats, the flaxseed, baking soda and salt. Stir in buttermilk just until mixed. Pour batter into pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon oats.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.

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.