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There are few things as gratifying as pulling out a fresh loaf of homemade bread from the oven. The aroma that permeates the entire house, the beautiful product that resulted from your own hands working and kneading the dough. Ahhh… I love baking bread. I truly do! My children also like helping me bake the bread, so it’s kind of a family event.

This homemade honey oat bread is sure to please. A lightly crusted outside and a smooth, soft inside make it the perfect all purpose bread. Eat it plain with a bit of fresh butter and honey for breakfast or a light snack, or use it to make your favorite afternoon sandwich. This bread is just what you need to make a good sandwich, great.

It’s also a cinch to make, costs loads less than its store-bought version plus, the actual act of making bread, I’m telling you… it just can’t be beat. Alright, alright enough with the word/picture version, lets get baking!!!

Homemade Honey Oat Bread

Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons Butter (melted)
• 1 1/4 Cup Warm Water (90-110°F)
• 2 1/2 – 3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour (divided)
• 1/2 Cup Steel Cut Oats
• 1/4 Cup Honey
• 2 1/4 teaspoons Active-Dry Yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
• Top with:
  • 1/4 Cup Warmed Honey
  • Handful of Steel Cut Oats

Directions

1. Melt butter over low heat in a small saucepan.
2. In a large bowl stir melted butter, warm water, 1 1/2 cups of flour, honey and yeast.
3. Cover the bowl with a clean towel and set in a warm, draft free area for 30 minutes.
4. Uncover the bowl and add oats, sea salt, and remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until you have a workable dough. It should be very lightly sticky. Mix until just combined.

1. Place dough on a floured, flat surface and knead for about 5 minutes until all ingredients are well incorporated.
2. Roll the dough into a 12X9″ rectangle and roll it up to form a loaf.
3. Place the loaf seam-side down in a loaf pan that has been generously greased with butter.
4. Place loaf pan, covered with a towel in a warm place to rise about 45 minutes, or until doubled in size.
5. While bread is rising, preheat oven to 350°F and be sure that the rack is in the center position.
6. Once dough has doubled in size, brush with warmed honey generously. Then, sprinkle a handful of oats on top of the honey.
7. Place bread in oven on center rack, bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
8. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before removing from loaf pan. It should slide right out.
9. Tastes great warm with a bit of honey and butter, or like I said, it will make just about any sandwich you make fantastic!
10. Store tightly covered after cooling.
    

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    Homemade Honey Oat Bread

    Ingredients

    • 3 Tablespoons Butter melted
    • 1 1/4 Cup Warm Water 90-110°F
    • 2 1/2 - 3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour divided
    • 1/2 Cup Steel Cut Oats
    • 1/4 Cup Honey
    • 2 1/4 teaspoons Active-Dry Yeast
    • 1 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt

    Instructions

    1. Melt butter over low heat in a small saucepan.
    2. In a large bowl stir melted butter, warm water, 1 1/2 cups of flour, honey and yeast.
    3. Cover the bowl with a clean towel and set in a warm, draft free area for 30 minutes.
    4. Uncover the bowl and add oats, sea salt, and remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until you have a workable dough. It should be very lightly sticky. Mix until just combined.
    5. Place dough on a floured, flat surface and knead for about 5 minutes until all ingredients are well incorporated.kneaded dough
    6. Roll the dough into a 12X9" rectangle and roll it up to form a loaf.
    7. Place the loaf seam-side down in a loaf pan that has been generously greased with butter.
    8. Place loaf pan, covered with a towel in a warm place to rise about 45 minutes, or until doubled in size.
    9. While bread is rising, preheat oven to 350°F and be sure that the rack is in the center position.
    10. Once dough has doubled in size, brush with warmed honey generously. Then, sprinkle a handful of oats on top of the honey.brushing on honey
    11. Place bread in oven on center rack, bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
    12. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before removing from loaf pan. It should slide right out.

    13. Tastes great warm with a bit of honey and butter, or like I said, it will make just about any sandwich you make fantastic!

    14. Store tightly covered after cooling.

That’s it! I love that it doesn’t take a terrible amount of time. Really, start to finish less than 2 hours as long as your dough cooperates and rises in a timely fashion! I hope you and yours enjoy this as much as we do. It doesn’t take long for it to disappear and then it is time to make some more!

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