Maple Oatmeal Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup rolled oats
2 1/4 tablespoons yeast
3/4 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon oil
5 cups bread flour

Preparation

In bowl for standing mixer, pour boiling water over oats and soak for 1 hour.
Sprinkle yeast over cooled mixture and mix.
Add maple syrup, salt, oil, and 3 cups of flour and mix.
Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for an hour.
Move to mixer and mix on low while adding remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time to form a smooth, elastic dough.
Kneed with dough hook for 10 minutes.
Divide into 2 pieces, put in oiled loaf pans and let rise about 45 minutes.
While dough is rising, preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Bake 40-50 minutes until golden brown.