Oatmeal Bread

• 4 c. warm water
• 3 or 4 Tbsp. honey
• 2 Tbsp. baking yeast
• 3 c. cooked oatmeal (if using leftover oatmeal, heat until warm)
• 13 to 13 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1 c. chopped dates or raisins (optional)

1. In mixing bowl, combine water, honey and yeast.
2. Let set until mixture bubbles.
3. Beat into yeast mixture 5 cups whole wheat flour.
4. Beat 5 minutes by hand or with an electric mixer.
5. Let set a few minutes.
6. Then mix in salt, oatmeal and 8 to 8 1/2 cups of flour.
7. Add chopped dates or raisins.
8. Knead 8 to 10 minutes. Cover and let rise 1 hour.
9. Divide dough into 4 balls.
10. Form into 4 loaves, making sure you work dough hard enough to get large air bubbles out.
11. Place in 4 medium sized SilverStone loaf pans or four medium loaf pans that have been sprayed with Pam.
12. Let rise about 1/2 hour.
13. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour.
14. Makes 4 medium loaves.

warm water, honey, baking yeast, whole wheat flour, salt, dates

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=593629 (may not work)