Oatmeal Bread

Recipe Description

Recipe Ingredients

2 packages active dry yeast
½ cup warm water
1 ½ cups boiling water
1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
½ cup light molasses
1/3 cup shortening
1 tablespoons salt
6 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 eggs, slightly beaten

Instructions

Soften yeast in ½ cup warm water. In a large bowl, combine 1 ½ cups boiling water, oats, molasses, shortening and salt. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in 2 cups of flour and eggs; beat well. Stir in dissolved yeast; beat well. Add remaining flour, 2 cups at a time, mixing well after each addition – to make moderately stiff dough. Mix vigorously for 10 minutes until smooth. Grease top of dough lightly; cover tightly and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. Turn out onto well floured surface; shape into 2 loaves. Place in greased 8 ½ X 4 ½ X 2 ½ inch loaf pans; cover, let double in warm place 2 hours. Bake at 375° about 40 minutes. Yield; two loaves