Honey Oat Wheat Bread

   by  JL_7978 

Is there anything better than the smell of homemade bread baking in the oven?

I remember visiting my Auntie Laura as a little girl.  She would greet us with floured hands, her apron tied about her dress and her hair pinned back.  I would sit on the stool next to her at the kitchen counter and watch her knead the bread and pat it into loaves as she would hum hymns in between conversation.  At lunch time we were welcomed to the table with thick, warm slices of honey-oat bread accompanied with butter and jam, it was glorious.

Here is that recipe from oh so many years ago.  Enjoy!

Auntie Laura's Bread (yields five to six loaves)

6 cups warm water

6 Tbsp yeast

6 tsp salt

1 cup honey

1 and 1/4 cup oil

16 cups flour 

2 cups oatmeal

Mix yeast and water.

Add honey, oil and oatmeal.

Mix in salt

Mix in flour with your hands until all combined.

Cover bowl with towel and let rise for one hour.

Knead dough.

Cut and shape dough into six loaves.

*At this point you can freeze the dough if you desire.  Just wrap each loaf with greased plastic wrap and place in freezer bags.  When ready to bake, thaw in greased loaf pan and let rise.  Then bake as directed below.*

Put into greased pans and let rise for 40 minutes.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when knocked on.

Remove from pans, butter tops lightly and let cool. Mmmmm. Freezes beautifully!

Do you have a favorite bread recipe?  Please feel free to share it below in the comment section.

Homemade Yeast Rolls

I love bread.  I had to fast it for four months while I was getting over an allergy and I think I missed bread more than chocolate.  Is there anything like fresh, warm bread out of the oven slathered with butter?  Mmmm.

Here is a recipe that has been in my family for years, I hope you enjoy it.

   by  advencap 

Aunt Donna's Yeast Rolls
2 cups warm water
2 packages dry yeast
Mix the above and then stir in:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup soft shortening or oil (I use butter)
1 egg
Add:
6 and 1/2 cups of flour and stir until easy to handle.
Lightly knead on a floured surface.  Put dough into a greased bowl and let rise
for one hour.  Punch down dough, shape into rolls and place in a greased pan.
Bake at 375 for 15 - 20 minutes, or till golden brown.

Homemade Foccacia Bread

Wanting to make something different for sandwiches and to use with our alfredo dinner, I decided to try my hand at focaccia bread.  The recipe is incredibly easy and is yummy, the whole family was smiling.

I found this simple video on youtube by Laura Vitalie... click and enjoy.  I used Grampa's Pizza Crust, recipe to whip up these rolls. Wow those you love today with a bit of something savory... these make your kitchen smell amazing!