Thursday, January 28, 2010

Lion House Whole Wheat Bread

I love homemade bread and especially homemade wheat bread. I got this recipe from the new fantastic Lion House Bakery cookbook. I was so happy with how easy it was to make (it takes a while, but each step is easy) and how satisfying and delicious it was with the hamburger soup we had last night. Of course this bread is even better with a shmeer of butter and jam. 

Lion House Whole Wheat Bread 

 1 tablespoon yeast (the recipe calls for 1 package of yeast, but I find at the high altitude that I live at adding a little more yeast works better) 
3 cups lukewarm water 
1 cup rolled or quick oats 
1/4 cup molasses (or honey if you don't have molasses) 
6 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder 
6 tablespoons shortening 
5 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 
1 1/2 tablespoons salt 
2 cups all purpose flour 

 In the bowl of an electric mixer soften the yeast in the 3 cups of water. Add remaining ingredients in the order listed and beat with dough hook until dough forms a ball and leaves the sides of the bowl, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Oil a large bowl and place dough in bowl, turning to coat dough with oil. Cover loosely and place in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.* 

 Punch down dough and shape into 2 equal loaves. Place in 2 well-greased loaf pans; cover with a clean towel and let rise until almost doubled in size, about 45 minutes. 

 Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until loaves are a rich golden brown color. Turn loaves out onto a wire rack and cool. Brush tops with melted butter. 

 *A good place to let bread rise is in your oven. I preheat my oven to its lowest temp. (170 degrees) turn it off and then set the dough in the oven to rise with the door to the off left open a crack.

4 comments:

Cheryl G. said...

I found you through "Duck in a row".
I'm excited to find more recipes! I LOVE the idea of freezer meals!
Thank you for sharing!

Jenni said...

Hi Cheryl! Hope you like the recipes!:)

Unknown said...

Hi Cheryl:
I realize this is an old post, but I had a question about the Lion House Wheat Bread. I'm hoping you can answer my question. One of the ingredients is "Oatmeal". Are we talking cooked oatmeal? or are we talking rolled or quick oats? Thank you!

Jenni said...

Hi, sorry I just saw this comment! Oatmeal means uncooked rolled oats or quick rolled oats - either works!