Oatmeal Bread

Ingredients:

4       teaspoons active dry yeast            
1        tablespoon salt
1-1/2 cups boiling water                          
6-1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1       cup quick-cooking rolled oats       
2       slightly beaten eggs
1/2    cup light molasses
l/3     cup shortening

How to make Oatmeal Bread

• Dissolve yeast in l/2 cup warm water.

• In a large bowl, combine the 1-1/2 cups boiling water, the rolled oats, molasses , shortening and salt, cool to lukewarm.

• Stir in 2 cups of the flour. Add eggs and beat well.

• Add remaining flour, 2 cups at a time, mixing vigorously after each addition, to

make a moderately stiff dough. Beat vigorously till smooth (about 10 minutes).

• Grease top lightly. Cover tightly. Place in refrigerator at least 2 hours or overnight.

• Turn out on well floured surface: shape in 2 loaves. Place in greased loaf pans.

• Cover; let rise in warm place till double in size (about 2 hours).

• Bake in moderate oven (375 °F) for about 40 minutes.

• If crust browns too quickly, cover with foil for last half of baking time.

• Yield: 2 loaves.