Recipe: Oatmeal Bread

A delicious wheat-free bread. Makes 1 loaf (9x5-in (22x12-cm) loaf pan).

  Wet Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/6 cup honey
• 1 tablespoons butter (or ghee)
• 1 teaspoons salt

 Dry Ingredients

• 1/2 package active dry yeast (4g)
• 1/4 cup warm water (110°F/43°C)
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 cups spelt flour (Or mutil-grain flour)

Optional Ingredients

• 1 tablespoons honey, slightly warmed (for brushing)
• 1 tablespoons rolled oats (for sprinkling)

Directions

1.  Combine wet ingredients togather and set aside. (called oat mixture)
2.  Dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand about 10 minutes. (called yeast mixture)
3. Pour the yeast mixture + oat mixture, and then <--- mix egg, <--- mix flour, <--- mix all until dough is smooth and elastic (if too sticky, add more flour, 1 tbsp at a time).

 Let the dough grows twice. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C)@ 30 mins (or until the top of each loaf is golden brown and the bottom sounds hollow when tapped.).

1. Lightly oil a large bowl and add dough, turning to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and set aside to rise in a warm place until dough doubles in volume, about 1 hour.                      
2. Punch down dough, then on a lightly floured surface, divide dough into 2 equal pieces and form into loaves. Place loaves into 2 lightly oiled loaf pans (or use baking paper). Cover with a damp cloth and let rise again until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
3. bake 375°F (190°C)@ 30 mins or until the top of each loaf is golden brown.
4. Remove loaves from pans after cool down.

Optional topping:

1. Brush tops with honey, and sprinkle with oats after remove loaves from pans.