Best Soft Oatmeal Molasses Bread Recipes

OATMEAL MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, add the oats and boiling water. Stir and let stand 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the white sugar, lukewarm water and yeast in a small bowl. Stir to combine and let stand 10 minutes.
• Once oats have soaked, add the molasses, butter and egg to the bowl and stir to combine with a spoon or kneading hook on a mixer. Add the yeast mixture, whole wheat flour, salt and 1 1/2 cups of the all purpose flour.
• Use a spoon or kneading hook to mix in thoroughly. Continue by adding the last cup of flour, in small increments, adding only as much as needed to create a moist dough that wraps the kneading hook and cleans the bowl in spots. You may not need all of the last cup or you may need a bit more that 1 cup. Dough will be quite moist.
• Remove dough to a floured work surface and knead 1 minutes, adding additional flour if dough is sticking to hands or work surface. Form into a ball, place in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, approximately 60-75 minutes.
• Remove dough to a floured work surface. Press to deflate, then divide into 2 equal pieces.
• Take one piece of the dough and roll into a 8 x 11-inch rectangle. Starting from the short side, roll the dough up jelly-roll style and pinch the seams to seal.
• Place into a greased 8 x 4-inch loaf pan. Repeat with the other piece of dough. **If you only have 9x5-inch loaf pans, you can use them here. Roll your dough into a slightly larger 9x12-inch rectangle, so it will fill the larger pan. Your resulting loaf will be wider and shorter and the cooking time may change, so watch closely.
• Cover the pans with greased plastic wrap or a clean tea towel and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375F (not fan-assisted), with rack in the centre of the oven.
• Once loaves are ready to bake, brush tops with beaten egg and sprinkle with additional rolled oats.
• Bake in preheated over for about 40 minutes, checking after about 25 minutes and covering the tops loosely with a sheet of aluminum foil if loaves are nicely browned already, to prevent over-browning. If you have an instant-read thermometer, baked loaves until the loaves read at least 200F when inserted into the centre of the loaf.
• Remove from oven and immediately remove loaves to a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing.

OATMEAL MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, pour boiling water over oats; let stand 30 minutes or until mixture has cooled to warm (110°-115°). , In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in oat mixture, molasses, butter, anise seed if desired, salt and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down; divide in half. Shape into two loaves and place in greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°. Bake 40 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

NORWEGIAN OATMEAL MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, pour boiling water over oats. Let stand until mixture cools to 110° to 115°, stirring occasionally. , In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the molasses, oil, salt, oat mixture and 3 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cove rand let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two 9x5-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks. Brush with melted butter.

SOFT OATMEAL MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• in a bowl, combine first 4 ingredients -- set aside to cool --
• in large mixng bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, sprinkle with sugar, let stand 3 minutes.
• add oat mixture, brown sugar, molasses and 3 cups of flour.mix well.
• add enough remaining flour to form soft dough --
• turn onto lightly floured surface and knead for 6-8 minutes.or until smooth and elastic.
• place in a greased bowl,, turning to grease top.cover and let rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
• punch dough down.divide in half and shape into loaves.
• place in 2 greased 9x5" loaf pans.
• cover and let rise for 45 minutes.
• bake at 375* for 30-35 minutes or golden brown.
• cool in pans on rack for 10 minutes.
• remove from pans and cool completely on rack.
• brush with additional melted butter after 10 minutes of cooling -- .

MOLASSES OAT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, pour boiling water over cereal. Add the molasses, sugar, oil and salt. Let stand until mixture cools to 110°-115°, stirring occasionally. Stir in yeast. Add 8 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours., Punch dough down and divide into thirds; shape into loaves. Place in three greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

OATMEAL MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place ingredients in order given.
• Select "white" or "wheat", depending on which flour you used.
• Bake according to bread machine directions.
• Makes a 1 1/2 pound loaf.

YANKEE OATMEAL-MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup oats in large bowl of electric mixer fitted with dough hook; pour 3/4 cup boiling water over. Let stand 30 minutes (water will be absorbed and oatmeal will be very soft).
• Pour 1 cup warm water into 2-cup glass measuring cup. Sprinkle yeast over; stir to blend. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 10 minutes. Mix molasses, 2 tablespoons butter and salt into oat mixture in bowl. Mix in yeast mixture. Add enough flour, 1 cup at a time, to form medium-soft dough, mixing at medium speed until well blended, about 3 minutes. Turn out dough onto floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if dough is too sticky, about 5 minutes. Form dough into ball. Butter large bowl; add dough, turning to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then towel. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Butter 9x5-inch loaf pan. Punch down dough; turn out into floured surface and knead 3 minutes. Form into 8-inch-long loaf. Transfer to prepared pan. Cover with plastic, then towel; let rise in warm draft-free area until dough has risen about 1/2 inch above rim of pan, about 45 minutes.
• Bake bread 10 minutes; reduce temperature to 350°F. Bake 25 minutes longer. Brush top of bread with glaze; sprinkle 1 tablespoon oats over. Bake until bread is golden and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, about 10 minutes longer. Transfer to rack; cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn out brad onto rack; cool completely. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Wrap tightly in foil and freeze. If desired, reheat wrapped bread in 350°F oven about 15 minutes.

SOFT OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. , Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed)., Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaf in foil and then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

MOLASSES OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oats and let stand about 1/2 hour.
• Sprinkle yeast and 1 tsp sugar into warm water. Let stand 10 minutes, then stir.
• Add molasses, sugar, salt and butter to the cooled oatmeal; blend well.
• Stir in dissolved yeast.
• Add enough flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn out on floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl; turn to grease top.
• Cover with a clean towel and let rise in a warm place until double -- about 1 hour.
• Punch down and knead lightly for 2 minutes.
• Divide dough in half and shape into loaves. Place in greased pans.
• Cover and let rise until double.
• Bake at 400 degrees 45 -55 minutes.
• Note* If bread darkens too much for your liking while baking -- cover with a piece of tin foil -- shiny side up. This will help it from darkening any further.
• I don't do this -- as we like it dark.