Moist Oatmeal Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 ounce dry yeast (2 packets)
    1/4 warm water (not boiling)
    1 cup rolled oats
    2 cups milk, scalded
    1/2 cup molasses
    2 teaspoons salt
    1/4 cup vegetable oil
    2 eggs, beaten
    1/2 cup wheat germ
    2 cups wholewheat flour
    3 -4 cups sifted unbleached flour
    1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
    1 -2 teaspoon gluten (optional)
Preparation
    sprinkle yeast into warm water and allow to dissolve. Set aside.
    In a large mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients and oats and salt. Mix well.
    In a separate larger bowl combine dry ingredients--wheat germ, flour, etc.
    Gradually mix dry flour mixture into oats mixture, blending well, until a soft dough is formed. (I usually do this with a wooden spoon.) Add a little more flour if dough is still sticky.
    Coat hands well with vegetable oil so dough will stick less.
    Knead dough by hand for 8-10 minutes on a floured bread board or hard surface.
    Form dough into a ball, place in a greased bowl. Cover with cloth and place in a warm place and let rise to double in bulk, about 1 hour.
    Punch down and form into two loaves. Place in two greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pans, and let rise again until well rounded above tops of pans.
    Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven 55-60 minutes.

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