Irish Oatmeal Bread Food

IRISH OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a bread pan. Combine the flour, oats, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat together the egg, honey, and milk until smooth. Stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until combined, the batter will be lumpy. Transfer the batter to the greased bread pan. Place in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour 15 minutes or until the crust is light golden brown and the bread tests done with a toothpick. Drizzle the melted butter over the bread. Let sit for 2 minutes then remove the bread from the pan and let cool on a wire rack. Store the bread in an airtight container.

IRISH GUINNESS BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine the oats, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the beer, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the well. With your fingers, stir the batter from the middle of the bowl to the outside, until it's well mixed. It will look more like cake batter than bread dough.
• Brush a 9 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan with melted butter. Pour the batter into the pan and sprinkle the top with oats. Put the bread in the oven, immediately turn the temperature down to 400 degrees, and bake for 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn the bread out onto a baking rack and allow to cool completely. Slice and serve with salted butter.

OATMEAL BREAD

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.

IRISH OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl place the oats and molasses in boiling water. Mix and let it rest for 30-40 minutes
• In a small bowl place the warm milk, sugar, and sprinkle the yeast. Mix and cover for 5 minutes to activate it
• In a stand mixer with a dough hook, add the entire bowl of oats and the yeast. Mix until combined
• Add the oil and 1 cup of flour. Mix
• Add another cup of flour and salt. Mix
• Add the final cup of flour and keep mixing until the for 5-6 minutes or until the dough becomes elastic and sticks off the mixer bowl
• Place the dough in a greased bowl, sprinkle flour on top and cover with plastic wrapping paper and a tea towel.
• Place in an area away from drafts for 1 hour of until doubled in size*
• Invert dough onto a floured surface and shape into a loaf leaving the seam at the bottom
• Place dough in a greased 9" loaf pan
• Cover with a tea towel and let it proof for 30-40 or until doubled in size
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
• Brush the top of the bread with the egg
• Bake for 30 minutes or until browned on top
• Remove from oven, unmold and let it cool on a rack before cutting
• Enjoy!

IRISH OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the first 5 ingredients (boiling water through light brown sugar) in the bowl of a stand mixer, and let stand 25 minutes.
• Dissolve the granulated sugar and yeast in warm water; let stand 5 minutes or until foamy. Add to the oat mixture. Combine 1 1/4 cups of the all-purpose flour and all of the whole wheat flour. Gradually add the flours to the oat mixture. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes), adding enough of the remaining all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands if necessary (dough will still feel moist).
• Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover with plastic wrap, then a clean kitchen towel, and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• Punch the dough down; cover with plastic wrap and let rest 5 minutes. Roll the dough into a 14 x 8-inch rectangle on a floured surface. Roll up the rectangle tightly, starting with a short edge, pressing firmly to eliminate air pockets; pinch the seam to seal. Place the loaf, seam side down, in a 9-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Uncover dough and bake at 350º for 45 minutes or until loaf is browned on bottom and sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.

SUNSET MAGAZINE'S IRISH OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the first 5 ingredients in the bowl of a stand-up mixer, and let stand 25 minutes.
• Dissolve granulated sugar and yeast in warm water; let stand 5 minutes or until foamy. Add to oat mixture. Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Gradually add flour to oat mixture. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes); add enough of the flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel sticky).
• Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, dough has risen enough.) Punch dough down; cover and let rest 5 minutes.
• Divide in half. Working with one portion at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), roll each portion into a 14 x 8-inch rectangle on a floured surface. Roll up each rectangle tightly, starting with a short edge, pressing firmly to eliminate air pockets; pinch seam and ends to seal. Place each loaf, seam sides down, in a 9-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 350º. Bake at 350º for 45 minutes or until loaves are browned on bottom and sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pan, and cool on wire racks.