Buttermilk oat bread

Buttermilk oat bread

 

Ingredients: 1 ½ cups of old fashioned oats, divided, 1 cup of boiling water, 1/4cup of warm milk (105 degrees to 110 degrees), 2 tablespoons of honey divided, 2 teaspoons of dry active yeast, 1 ½ cup buttermilk, ½ cup of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of salt, 5 cups of purpose flour, 1 tablespoon of water.

First  you mixed 1 ¼ cup of oats and a cup of boiling water in a small bowl and let stand for 10 min. Then I mixed the milk and 2 tablespoons of honey, and yeast and add the buttermilk mixture and beat on low until combined.

Then you gradually add the flour beat until well combined. Increase the speed to medium and beat for 10 min or until the dough is smooth (the dough will be sticky).  Then I sprayed a large bowl with cooking spray and place the dough in the bowl and cover with a towel for an hour in a draft free place it should double in size.

Then you spray 2 (8 inch) loaf pans.  Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and divided it in half. Shape it into the pans and heat the 2 teaspoons of honey with 1 teaspoon of water until warm. Brush it over the loaves and sprinkle the remaining oats and cover and let it stand for 30 min. Bake at 375 for an hour and let cool for 5 min. Enjoy. My mom made homemade chili and it went well with it. The recipe is found in Paula Deen’s Magazine Nov 2015 Pg. 42.