Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tasha Tudor's Oatmeal Bread

I checked out the Tasha Tudor cookbook from the library this week. I Love it! I made her oatmeal bread today and after Jason took one bite of the bread he told me I was a goddess (yes, it is that good :)). So I thought that made the recipe worth sharing! This is how I made it below (her original recipe uses 10 cups of white flour).

Tasha Tudor's Oatmeal Bread

2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
4 tsp. salt
1 cup molasses
2 tbs. butter
4 cups boiling water
1 cup lukewarm water
4 1/2 t. yeast
5 cups all-purpose flour
5 cups whole wheat flour

Grease 3, 5 x 9 inch loaf pans.
Combine the oats, salt, molasses, and butter in mixing bowl. Add boiling water and allow to sit for 1 hour.
After hour has passed, add to mixing bowl:
1 cup lukewarm water and yeast, stir to dissolve (let proof 5 minutes before adding it to the bowl). Now mix in the flour. Turn this out onto a floured surface and knead the dough for about 8 minutes. Once well kneaded and mixed turn it into a greased bowl for rising. About 1 hour.
Punch down and section off into 3 loaves. Place loaves into prepared pans and cover, allow to rise until double. About 1 hour. Bake in 350 preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until they sound hollow when thumped.

5 comments:

Honey said...

That sounds SO GOOD right now!

Just Rhonda said...

I'll give it a try!! Sounds great! (and you ARE A goddess!)

Kaleena said...

ooo this really does sound yummy

Jen said...

Sounds so good! I'm going to try it. I checked out Azure standard and I totally want to place an order. If you ever want to do one together, let me know.

Jen said...

Made it today and just ate my first slice. Sooooo good! Thanks for sharing!