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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Easy Quick Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups warm water (105-115f)
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast (one packet)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats (not instant oats)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted, for brushing

Recipe

  • 1 in a medium bowl, sprinkle the yeast onto the warm water and stir until the yeast dissolves. stir in the honey and set aside for a few minutes, until the yeast blooms and swells a bit - 5 - 10 minutes.
  • 2 in the meantime, mix the flours, oats, and salt in a large bowl. add the wet mixture to the dry and stir very well.
  • 3 brush a 8-cup loaf pan generously with some of the melted butter. turn the dough into the tin, cover with a clean, slightly damp cloth, and set in a warm place for 30 minutes, to rise.
  • 4 preheat the oven to 350f / 180c, with a rack in the middle. when ready, bake the bread for 35-40 minutes, until golden and pulling away from the sides of the pan. i finish things up by leaving the bread under the broiler for just a heartbeat - to give the top a bit deeper color. remove from oven, and turn the bread out of the pan quickly. let it cool on a rack so it doesn't steam in the pan. serve warm, slathered with butter.
  • 5 makes 1 loaf.
  • 6 adapted from gran's kitchen: recipes from the notebooks of dulcie may booker.

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