Best Homemade Bread 6 loaves in less than 3 hours This is a variation of my mother Elaines recipe She is 75 and still makes hers by hand I cheat and use a Bosch mixer thats my time saver
Prep Time
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Dificult
Medium
Servings
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Ingredients
Instructions
In the mixing bowl of an electric mixer
stir together 1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup bread flour
and yeast. Let grow for about 5 minutes. It will bubble almost immediately.
Measure oats
4 1/2 cups warm water
whole wheat flour
salt
2/3 cup sugar
and 2/3 cup oil into the mixing bowl. Mix on low speed with a dough hook for 1 to 2 minutes. Increase speed slightly
and begin adding bread flour 1/2 to 1 cup at a time until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Humidity determines how much flour you need before the bread pulls away from the edge of the bowl. It is normal for the dough to be sticky.
Place dough in an oiled bowl
and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour
or until doubled in size.
Divide dough into 6 pieces. Shape loaves
and place in greased 8 x 4 inch pans. Let rise until dough is 1 inch above rim of pans
usually 1 hour.
Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 35 minutes
or until tops are browned. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes
and then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
