No-wait wheat-oat bread
2 loaves
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Oatmeal |
| 2 | tablespoons | Yeast |
| 4 | cups | Warm water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sweetener |
| ¼ | cup | Molasses |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | cup | Vegetable oil |
| ¼ | cup | Wheat germ |
| 1 | cup | Soy grits |
| 10 | cups | Wholewheat flour |
Directions
Warm oatmeal in a slow oven. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water & add sweetener. Let stand till foamy. Add molasses, salt & oil & stir in warmed oatmeal. Let stand a few minutes.
Add wheat germ, soy grits & 9 c flour. Knead well, using the remaining 1 c flour as needed. Divide dough between 2 large bread pans. Bake for 15 minutes at 275F then increase oven temperature to 350F & continue to bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Adapted from Frances Moore Lappe, "Diet for a Small Planet" Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 10-12-94