Maple Oatmeal Bread<\/p>\n
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3\/4 C. + 2 T. water<\/p>\n
1\/4 C. Grade B pure maple syrup<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp. maple flavoring<\/p>\n
1\/4 C. Oil (or melted butter)<\/p>\n
1\/2 C. oat flour (grind 1\/3 C. oat groats)<\/p>\n
3\/4 C. white wheat flour (grind 1\/2\u00a0C. wheat grains)<\/p>\n
2 1\/4 tsp. instant yeast<\/p>\n
1 tsp. salt<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp. cinnamon, optional<\/p>\n
1 3\/4 \u2013 2 C. unbleached all-purpose or bread flour<\/p>\n
maple sugar, for top of loaf, optional<\/p>\n
coarsely chopped rolled oats, for top of loaf, optional<\/p>\n
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In a mixing bowl, combine water, maple syrup, maple flavor, and oil.\u00a0 Make sure temperature is between 100\u00b0 \u2013 110\u00b0F.\u00a0 Set aside.\u00a0 Combine oat and wheat flours in the bowl of electric mixer.\u00a0 Add yeast, salt, and cinnamon.\u00a0 Stir to combine.\u00a0 Pour butter mixture on top and stir, making sure no dry flour is visible.\u00a0 Cover and let mixture sit (sponge) for 15-20 minutes. Add all purpose flour until dough clings to hook and becomes silky, elastic, tacky, but not sticky, about 7 minutes.\u00a0 Cover dough with oil sprayed plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place till double, about an hour. Lightly oil spray a clean work surface and roll dough out into a 8\u00d712 rectangle.\u00a0 Roll, jelly roll style, pinching closed all seams.\u00a0 Transfer dough, seam side down, into a lightly greased 8\u00d74\u2033 loaf pan.\u00a0 Cover with plastic wrap and let rise till double, about 30-40 minutes.\u00a0 Dough is ready when the crest is about 1\u2033 above the rim of the pan. Spritz top of dough with water and sprinkle maple sugar and chopped oats on top.\u00a0 Bake the bread in a 350\u00b0F oven for 35-40 minutes, tenting the bread with aluminum foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent over browning. Remove bread from oven and turn out on a wire rack to cool, about 1 hour.\u00a0 Allow bread to cool completely prior to slicing and\/or storing in a food safe plastic bag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Maple Oatmeal Bread 3\/4 C. + 2 T. water 1\/4 C. Grade B pure maple syrup 1\/2 tsp. maple flavoring 1\/4 C. Oil (or melted butter) 1\/2 C. oat flour (grind 1\/3 C. oat groats) 3\/4 C. white wheat flour (grind 1\/2\u00a0C. wheat grains) 2 1\/4 tsp. instant yeast 1 tsp. salt 1\/2 tsp. cinnamon, optional 1 3\/4 \u2013 2 C. unbleached all-purpose or bread flour maple sugar, for top of loaf, optional coarsely chopped rolled oats, for top…<\/p>\n