Molasses Oat Bran Bread

Name: Molasses Oat Bran Bread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 79 milliliters molasses; 1 Tbsp oat bran; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters warm water; 1 pinch white sugar; 710 milliliters whole wheat flour

Molasses Oat Bran Bread is a vegetarian recipe with 16 servings. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 113 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have sugar, flour, oat bran, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and a pinch of sugar in warm water. Set aside to rest for about 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Mix butter or margarine and molasses into yeast.

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Butter

Molasses

Yeast

Add 1 cup oat bran, 2 cups flour, and salt. Stir, and add flour as needed to make dough stick together. When dough forms a ball, turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 8 to 10 minutes, adding flour as needed to make a slightly sticky and moist dough.

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Oat Bran

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Place in a buttered bowl, and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

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Bowl

Punch down, and form into two round or oval loaves.

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Punch

Place on a greased baking sheet, and allow to rise 1 hour, or until loaves have doubled in size.

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Baking Sheet

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon oat bran on top of the loaves.

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Oat Bran

Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until the tops are a nice dark brown and the bottoms of the loaves sound hollow when tapped.

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Oven