Oatmeal-Molasses-Marmalade Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. old-fashioned oats
2 c. boiling water
2 Tbsp. butter or oleo
1 Tbsp. salt
1/4 c. dark molasses
1/2 to 2/3 c. orange marmalade
6 c. (about) flour
2 pkg. yeast

Preparation

Soak oats in boiling water for 15 minutes.
Pour yeast into 1/3 cup hot water (105\u00b0 to 115\u00b0).
Let sit for a few minutes.
Add butter and salt to oatmeal mixture.
Add molasses and orange marmalade.
Stir yeast and add.
Mix in 4 cups flour, one at a time.
Knead in the last 2 cups.
Place in bowl and let rise in a warm spot until doubled.
Cut down and place in 2 greased loaf pans and let rise until 1-inch above pans.
Bake on lowest rack of oven at 325\u00b0 for 50 minutes.
Immediately remove from pans, place on rack and butter crust.