Molasses Oat Bran Bread Food

OAT-BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add oil, sugar, molasses, salt, wheat germ, bran and remaining warm water; mix well. Add oats, whole wheat flour and 2 cups all-purpose flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 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 and shape into four loaves. Place in a greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.

MOLASSES-OAT BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and a pinch of sugar in warm water. Set aside to rest for about 5 minutes.
• Mix butter or margarine and molasses into yeast. Add 1 cup oat bran, 2 cups flour, and salt. Stir, and add flour as needed to make dough stick together. When dough forms a ball, turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 8 to 10 minutes, adding flour as needed to make a slightly sticky and moist dough. Place in a buttered bowl, and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Punch down, and form into two round or oval loaves. Place on a greased baking sheet, and allow to rise 1 hour, or until loaves have doubled in size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon oat bran on top of the loaves.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the tops are a nice dark brown and the bottoms of the loaves sound hollow when tapped.

MOLASSES OAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, pour boiling water over cereal. Add the molasses, sugar, oil and salt. Let stand until mixture cools to 110°-115°, stirring occasionally. Stir in yeast. Add 8 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours., Punch dough down and divide into thirds; shape into loaves. Place in three greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

NOVA SCOTIA OATMEAL MOLASSES BREAD {NOVA SCOTIA BROWN BREAD}

Steps:

• In a heatproof bowl, add the boiling water to the rolled oats and let stand 1 hour.
• Add molasses, salt, butter, and with warm water and mix.
• Lastly add flour with yeast and mix thoroughly to distribute the yeast evenly.
• Let rise all day or overnight... until doubled in size.
• Beat thoroughly and put into two greased bread pans and then let rise again for 30min.
• Bake in a hot oven (425°) for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350° and bake 35 minutes more.
• Resist the urge to cut into the loaf and drench in butter.

MOLASSES-OAT BANANA BREAD OR MUFFINS (LOWER FAT)

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan.
• In a bowl sift together white and whole wheat flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• In another bowl beat the butter with sugar and molasses for about 2 minutes.
• Add in eggs, beat until combined.
• Add in bananas, sour cream applesauce and vanilla; beat until blended.
• Add in the flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moistened.
• Spoon the batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 1 hour, or until bread tests done.
• Cool for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

MOLASSES OAT BRAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the oil, egg, 1 cup sugar and molasses and mix very well.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, oats, bran, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves.
• Stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture until well-blended.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (This is for easier handling).
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray or line with parchment.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in the 1/4 cup sugar.
• Place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets and flatten the cookies with the bottom of a drinking glass, dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 375°F for 7-10 minutes until cookies are set and tops are crackle-y.
• Let cool 1 minute on the cookie sheet, then remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.

MOLASSES AND OAT SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly oil large baking sheet; sprinkle with cornmeal. Whisk buttermilk, molasses and oil in medium bowl. Stir in oats; set aside. Mix next 6 ingredients in large bowl. Make well in center. Add buttermilk mixture and raisins. Stir until dough comes together (it will be moist). Let stand 5 minutes.
• Lightly flour work surface. Scoop half of dough onto surface; knead gently just until no longer sticky, about 30 seconds. Shape into 4 1/2-inch-diameter ball. Repeat with remaining dough. Place loaves on baking sheet, spacing evenly. Using sharp serrated knife, make 2 parallel slashes atop each loaf, about 3/4 inch deep.
• Bake loaves 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°F. Bake until dark and crusty and loaves sound hollow when tapped on bottom, about 25 minutes. Transfer loaves to rack; cool completely. (Can be made 8 hours ahead.)