Sweet Molasses Oatmeal Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup old fashioned oats
2 cups water
2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1/3 cup warm water
1/2 cup molasses
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons oil
2 eggs
5 -6 cups all-purpose flour

Preparation

Pour oats and water into a small saucepan and cook over medium high heat.
Stir until the oats soften and the water is absorbed (about 5 minutes).
Set aside to cool.
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a large bowl and let sit for about 5 minutes.
Add and mix molasses, salt oil eggs and cooled oatmeal.
Gradually stir in the flour until the dough begins to form itself into a ball.
Knead the dough on a floured surface for 5- 10 minutes or until it is smooth and elastic.
Place the dough into an oiled bowl and let rise for 1 hour or until double its size.
Punch down dough and divide it into loaves.
Place loaves into two well greased loaf pans and let them rise again for 1 hour or until doubled.
Heat oven to 375\u00b0F.
Bake loaves for 30-35 minutes or until medium brown on top and on the sides.
It is a good idea to be careful with this bread since it is delicate and can tear or stick if you try to remove it from the pans too soon.
Enjoy!