Toasted Oatmeal-Raisin Bread
- 5 -5 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats, lightly toasted
- 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope yeast
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 1 13 cups water
- 14 cup milk
- 14 cup mild molasses
- 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup raisins
- 34 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- To toast oatmeal and walnuts, place on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Combine 1-3/4 cups flour, oats, undissolved yeast and salt in a large bowl.
- Heat water, milk, molasses and butter until very warm (120o to 130oF).
- Gradually add to flour mixture.
- Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Add egg, raisins, walnuts and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed.
- Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
- Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
- Divide dough in half; roll each half to 12 x 7-inch rectangle.
- Beginning from short end, roll up tightly as for jelly roll.
- Pinch seams and sides to seal.
- Place, seam sides down, in 2 greased 8-1/2 x 4-1/2-inch loaf pans.
- Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Bake at 400F for 25 minutes or until done.
- Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.
flour, oldfashioned oats, yeast, salt, water, milk, molasses, butter, egg, raisins, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/toasted-oatmeal-raisin-bread-438957 (may not work)