Light Oat Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Soften yeast in the warm water.
• Combine the boiling water, 1 cup oats, molasses, butter and salt.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in 2 cup of the flour, beat well.
• Add the softened yeast and 2 beaten eggs, beat well.
• Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic about 8-10 minutes.
• Shape into a ball.
• Place in a lightly oiled bowl, turning once to grease the surface of the dough.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until double (about 1 hour).
• Punch dough down, turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Divide dough in half and cover with the bowl.
• Let rest 10 minutes.
• Coat 2 well greased loaf pans with about 2 Tbsp of rolled oats per pan.
• Shape dough into loaves.
• Place the loaves into the pans.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until double (about 30- 45 minutes).
• Mix the beaten egg white with the tablespoon of water.
• Brush the tops of the loaves with this mixture.
• Sprinkle the tops of the loaves with a few more rolled oats.
• Bake at 375°F till done, about 40 minutes.
• Cover loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if the tops are browning too quickly.
• Remove from pans and cool on a rack.

Steps:

• Add ingredients to bread machine pan in order recommended by your manufacturer. Use regular light setting.

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in the order listed or according to the bread machine manufacturers.
• Select the light setting.

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, bring milk, water and shortening to a boil. Meanwhile, combine 2 cups oats, brown sugar and salt in a bowl. Add milk mixture; let stand until mixture reaches 110°-115°. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; add to oat mixture. Add 3 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down; divide in half. Shape into 2 loaves; transfer to greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes. Brush with egg; sprinkle with remaining oats. Bake at 350° until golden, 35-40 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Stir 1/4 cup warm water and yeast in large bowl. Let stand 10 minutes to dissolve yeast. Stir in remaining 1 1/2 cups water, 3/4 cup oats, honey, oil, and salt. Stir in enough flour to form soft dough. Coat another large bowl with oil. Transfer dough to oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, then kitchen towel and let rise at room temperature until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Oil two 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2-inch loaf pans. Punch down dough; shape into 2 loaves. Place 1 loaf in each pan. Cover and let rise in warm draft-free area until almost doubled in volume, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush tops of loaves with egg; sprinkle with additional oats. Bake until brown on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool completely. (Can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)

Steps:

• Add ingredients to bread machine pan in order recommended by your manufacturer. Use regular light setting.

Steps:

• In a medium sized mixing bowl mix warm milk, yeast, brown sugar, egg, salt and rolled oats.
• Mix in 3 cups flour until well blended. This is a sponge. Allow to sit for 30 minutes until bubbly.
• Add the remainig flour, knead 5 minutes.
• Allow to rise until doubled. Punch down.
• Shape into a loaf and allow to rise again in a large loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes.
• The top will be a nice medium brown. Melt 1 tsp butter over the top. Remove from the pan and allow to cool on the counter.
• Slicing piping hot bread will allow the moisture to escape the loaf through steam, so unless you plan to eat the whole thing right then, be patient and allow your loaf to cool before enjoying.

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine butter, sugar, and 1 1/2 cups oats. Stir in hot water and let mixture stand until lukewarm. Sprinkle yeast over mixture and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in 5 cups flour and salt, stirring until mixture forms a dough, and turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead dough 10 minutes, adding as much of remaining cup of flour as necessary to form a smooth and elastic dough, and let rest, covered with an inverted bowl, 15 minutes.
• Lightly oil 2 loaf pans, 9 by 5 by 3 inches. Form dough into 2 loaves and transfer to pans. Brush surface of dough with egg and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup oats. Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bake bread in middle of oven 45 to 50 minutes, or until browned and bottoms sound hollow when tapped. Turn bread out onto racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat well.
• Combine banana, oats, and milk; add to sugar mixture, beating well.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir with a whisk.
• Add to sugar mixture; beat just until moist.
• Spoon batter into a 9 X 5 loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan.
• Cool completely on wire rack.

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. , Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed)., Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaf in foil and then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Combine dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Combine banana, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and eggs in a small bowl or measuring cup.
• Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir gently just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon batter into the prepared pan and bake for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack, in the pan, for about 15 minutes (I left mine in longer and it was fine).
• Remove the bread from the pan after 15 minutes and cool thoroughly on the rack.