Nancy’s Oat Wheat Bread

this recipe is from my good friend tina who graciously shared her yummy straight from the oven bread with me one day! sooooo yummy.... add some butter and honey and YUM!

Mix and let sit:

2 cups warm water

2 TBS sugar

2 TBS yeast

In a separate bowl: (my kitchen aid mixer)

½ cup hot water

1 TBS Salt

½ cup of honey or brown sugar (not both)

1/3 cup oil or melted butter

½ cup applesauce (optional, but makes it so good)

Add mixes together and add 2 handfuls of Oats. Stir in 2 cups fresh wheat flour and 2 cups white flour. If you are using a KitchenAide Mixer or something like it, leave your mixer on for 10 minutes mixing all of this. (It will let the gluten form and it will make it easier on your machine with out all the extra flour). Now add 2-3 cups more white flour.

Dough will be slightly sticky, but the wheat flour will absorb it during rising. Let raise. Beat down and divide into 3 equal parts. Spray pans and put loaves into pans. Let them raise again. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

* If you’ve made bread before, you will know what the dough should look like. Don’t add too much flour, the more you make it the better feel you will have for it.