Do you need to add a little more fiber to your diet?
Let’s get started!
Steel Cut
Oat Bread
1 cup ~ steel cut oats
1/3 cup ~ molasses
1 tablespoon ~ olive oil
¾ teaspoon ~ salt
Zest from 1 orange
2 cups ~ boiling water
1 tablespoon ~ yeast
¼ cup ~ warm water
2 cups ~ whole wheat
flour
2 to 2 and ½ cups ~ unbleached white flour
Combine steel cut oats, molasses, oil, salt, zest and in the
boiling water.
While this mixture is cooling . . .
Dissolve yeast in ¼ cup warm water and let set for
10 minutes,
Then mix these two mixtures together.
Next, work in your wheat flour and then your white flour,
Knead for 15 minutes or more until well mixed and a lovely
ball is formed.
Place this in a greased~up bowl, cover with a dishtowel and
set it in a warm place for about an hour.
It will double in size and be oh, so pretty.
Punch it down.
Form it into a loaf and place it into a greased~up loaf pan.
I formed mine into a round loaf and baked it in a 9 inch
iron skillet.
Cover this with your dish towel and place back in your warm
place to rise.
Let it rise for about 30 to 45 minutes, until double again.
Then bake for around 40 minutes at 375 degrees.
Next . . .
Enjoy, we always have to have a slice warm from the oven
with melted butter.
Oh, and the other thing is . . . your home is going to smell marvelous :)
Okay, I'm off to enjoy,
See Ya . . .
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Oh this looks so good! There's nothing quite like warm bread with butter!
ReplyDeleteTell me about it . . . I could not leave it alone. My down falls are warm bread, cheese cake, and potatoes, but every once in a while you've just got to let go and enjoy, one of your favorites, right?
DeleteHave a wonderful week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Connie- I think I just drooled right into my keyboard. My auntie made bread like that and served it hot from the oven with butter and her homemade strawberry jam-xo Diana
ReplyDeleteHi Diana, isn't that a sweet memory. I can just see you and your Auntie sitting at the kitchen table enjoying her warm bread and jam :) In my thoughts, there is a very pretty vintage table cloth on the table and a bright Fiesta
Deletepitcher filled with cold milk.
Have a lovely week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Okay, you have me drooling! The bread looks delicious. I'll have to try it.
ReplyDeleteHi Janet, It is a very good recipe, you will be glad you did. I couldn't stop eating it. I had a big slice right from the oven, another with dinner, and then just before bedtime . . . That's why I do not bake bread very often :) It is easy to leave the store bought stuff alone, but homemade is another story.
DeleteHave a great week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
I love steel cut oats! This bread looks amazing! I'll have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry, I think that you will love this recipe. The steel cut oats have such a nutty and chewy texture, and the bread is so good, especially while it is warm, right from the oven :)
DeleteHave a great week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
I would love a piece warm! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Debbie, I wish that I could have had a loaf warm to share with you and all the lovely ladies that have left comments. Wouldn't that be fun!
DeleteHave a great week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Yum, this sounds so good and looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHi Beth, it's a great recipe . . . you'll have to give it a try:)
DeleteHave a lovely week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Oprah says the steel cut oats are the most healthy and she eats them. So this would be not only delicious, but really nutritious!
ReplyDeleteHi Ginny, steel cut oats are more chewy and nutty than regular oats and they give the bread a nice nutty flavor. Try this recipe, I'm sure that you will love it. It's a good hardy loaf that would go great with a pot of stew.
DeleteHave a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
This sounds lovely and I will make it in the bread maker once I have unpacked it! My hands don't like kneading anything these days so hence the use of the bread maker. Thank you for such a lovely recipe xxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Fran . . . I made mine in the mixer with the dough hook, so I had very little kneading to do. It cuts the time down by about 3/4 so that's good. Those bread machines must be very nice. I'm afraid that if I had one I would be baking bread all the time and I'd need a new wardrobe (and not in a good way:). I can not seem to leave the homemade stuff along.
DeleteHave a great week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Mmmmm that does look yummy Connie, I must have a go. Just one thing though, what are steel cut oats? Not heard of them over here.
ReplyDeletePatricia x
Hi Patricia, you may need to go to a heath food store to find them. They are a tiny little hard grain much difference from regular oatmeal, but well worth the hunt. My daughter likes them as breakfast oats, but I refer to use them this way or to mix them with regular oats for hot cereal. You may have another name for them in the UK, but I'm sure the health food shop owner will know.
DeleteHave a great week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Connie,
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks yummy! We all love fresh baked bread right out of the oven with butter on top. Also love the smell of the house when it's baking. I'm saving
your recipe to try. Need to get some steel cut oats next time I go to the store. Thanks for sharing your recipe!!
Hi Jana, I was delighted to find another lover, of the iron skillet. You can not beat them :)
DeleteHave a wonderful week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Your bread looks marvelous! I'm going to try this recipe. I need to get an iron skillet though. There is nothing better than food cooked in an iron skillet. Thank you for sharing this recipe and the pictures.
ReplyDeleteTresa
Hi Tresa, You are right about food cooked in an iron skillet, but this can be baked in a loaf pan, too.
DeleteI just like the iron skillet approach :) Sounds like you do, too :)
Have a lovely week and I hope you like this recipe as much as I do.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Yummy! It looks delicious :p! I can almost smell it from here XD. Have a lovely day!
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Hi Maria, I think that you will like it if you try it, and yes, it smells so good :)
DeleteHave a lovely week.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
I am a bread lover! so this really makes me want to make some right now! ...too bad our oven died last week, and has not been replaced...
ReplyDeleteDear Daniela, ovens are important so, put it at the top of your "to do list" and then let me know how you like this recipe.
DeleteHave a great week.
Your blogging sister, Connie:)
Looks and sounds scrumptious! Not familiar with steel cut oats...I'll check it out.
ReplyDeleteHi Janet, if you don't find the steel oats at the grocery store, check your local health food store :)
DeleteHave a wonderful day, and if you try the recipe, let me know what you think :)
Your blogging sister, Connie
Yum! Warm from the oven with melting butter... you lucky girl you! I have never made bread myself, okokok does popping open a tube of dough count? lol
ReplyDeleteHello Cheryl, you will have to try this recipe . . . it will turn you into a bread baker.
DeleteHave a great day and thank you for visiting.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Oh yummy that sounds and looks delicious, thank you for sharing and visiting my blog Connie, Caroline x
ReplyDeleteHi Carolee, it is great to see you. I had a marvelous time visiting your blog. So, thank you.
DeleteHave a lovely day.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
This looks delicious.. I eat steel cut oats for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteHi Becky, my daughter loves them for breakfast, too.
DeleteIn fact she is the one who introduced me to them.
This recipe is very good . . . you'll have to try it:)
Have a marvelous day.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
Hey there Connie - This looks so good. Homemade bread now too - is there anything you don't do? :) So much fun to visit you - warms my soul every time. ♥
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, it is so nice to see you . . . yes, I have a hard time keeping just one hat on my head. I figure that if I only have one life to live, I'm going to experience all that I can. A lot of things, I only try once, but how are you going to know whether you like something if you don't get your feet wet now and again, LOL.
DeleteAgain, I absolutely love your last painting . . . they are all beautiful, you are so very talented, but that one just touched my heart.
Have a wonderful day and thank you so much that you do not hide your talent, but that you let your lovely light shine.
Your blogging sister, Connie :)
This looks SO good. I just discovered your blog this morning. You have a beautiful place here. I'm off to explore a bit more.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Jen, it always excites me when I get a new follower. I love making new friends and sharing our journeys of family, and interests like arts, crafts, gardening, music, cooking, and all things bright and beautiful. Welcome, welcome, welcome. . . you have made my day! Your new blogging sister, Connie :)
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