Today is Secret Recipe Club reveal day. This month it came upon me very fast and before I knew it we were upon the weekend before reveal day and it hit me I hadn't done anything yet. The story of my life. I'm either too early or cutting it close. There is a lot going on right now so it wasn't hard for it to happen to me I guess.
This month I was paired with Margaret of Tea and Scones. Margaret is another long-time blogger who I met through participating in other events like Tuesdays with Dorie, My Kitchen, My World, and Presto Pasta Nights! We have a lot in common other than the fact that she lives in the south and I am from the north! She loves shrimp and pasta and has several combinations of it on her blog - and I can promise I'll be back and making them!
However, because we couldn't be home over the weekend I fretted about what I was going to make. I finally decided on the Maple Oatmeal Bread. Kind of ironic because after the fact I was looking over her blog again some this morning and realized that she blogged the Italian bread I have on my blog! lol Definitely was not intentional. My reasons for going with the bread were because we needed bread in the house and I figured homemade bread made with whole grains would be much healthier for Grumpy and me than a processed store bought loaf. The only thing I did different was I used white whole wheat flour. This is a delicious recipe and it is low in fat as well! Grumpy will be taking his sandwiches made with this bread all week and will be better off for it!
I had a great time reading through Margaret's blog - her blog may be titled Tea and Scones (because of her love of both!) but she definitely has a lot of variety to share with us all and I'm sure there is something for everyone there!
Maple Oatmeal Bread
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups boiling water
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 package dry yeast
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 cups flour
Instructions
- Measure the water into a 4 cup measure and bring the water to a boil in the microwave (about 3 minutes on high).
- Add oats and give a stir. Set aside to cool about one hour. Mix the yeast, syrup, salt, and oil into the oats. Mix in 3 cups of the flour.
- Cover the bowl and let rise for an hour. Add more flour, ½ cup at a time, until the dough is the correct consistency. Knead for 10 minutes. Cut the dough into two pieces, then shape it into loaves and place in greased loaf pans.
- Cover and let rise another 45 minutes or put loaves in the refrigerator and let rise during the day while you're busy elsewhere like I did 🙂
- When ready to bake, preheat oven at 350 degrees. Spray tops of loaves lightly with cooking spray and sprinkle with some whole oats.
- Bake at for 40 - 50 minutes.
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Maria
Your bread looks and sounds amazing!! I love fresh homemade bread, there's just nothing like it!
Pegasuslegend
Hi Shelby I stopped by to say Happy Mothers Day off to New York... this bread sounds so good had to come see if yep I was right! Have a great weekend!
Susie Bee on Maui
What a great looking loaf-nice pick!
Susie
Beautiful loaf...looks like it would make good toast!
Nupur
Ohh..I love your writing style 😀
The bread look so perfect and a nice alternative to old Wheat breads
Shelby
Thank you Nupur!
Coleens Recipes
Sounds perfect for breakfast!!!
Shelby
Great as toast Colleen! Just a little butter and nothing else needed 🙂
honeyb
Mmm, sounds and looks delish! Love that it is whole grain. Way to get 'er done. This is me--I bake weeks ahead and then don't get the post written until late the night before it's due. sigh
Shelby
Thank you Katrina 🙂 I also have several posts I need to just finish writing and set them up to publish. lol
Micha @ Cookin' Mimi
I've tried another recipe for maple oatmeal bread but it didn't use whole wheat flour. I'm definitely going to try this one.
Shelby
Micha, I went with white whole wheat - I'm trying to gradually get Grumpy used to it so I can eventually switch over to regular whole wheat. 🙂 Hope you will enjoy!
Patsyk
I'm very tempted to try this bread this weekend! I would prefer to have a homemade bread for sandwiches and toast in the coming week. Looks perfect for that!
Shelby
Patsy, its perfect for sandwiches and toast in my opinion. The slight sweetness of the maple really makes it addicting!
Sarah
i love oatmeal bread....i'll definitely give it a try!
Shelby
Thank you Sarah!
The Slow Roasted Italian
Loving this bread. Pinned it to make later. We really enjoy homemade bread.
Shelby
Thank you!
Chaya
This bread sounds delicious and I agree with you about Margaret's blog. She has put a lot into it, over the years.
This whole oats on top give it such an attractive look and the bread itself represents freshness.
I made two of your recipes, one from Bizzy Bakes and the other from My Sweet and Savory. I have to put your name on the one that is not from SRC. I did not want to give it away early and I had to post it, yesterday so if you want, check them both out. It is always a pleasure to cook from your blog.
Shelby
Chaya, thank you! I did see both of your posts...glad you enjoyed them!
BluebonnetBaker
I love the look of this bread. I'm jealous of Grumpy's lunches this week!
Shelby
Thank you!
Isabelle @ Crumb
Funny how reveal day has a habit of sneaking up on us, eh? I kind of proscratinated this month too, so it makes me feel better to know I wasn't the only one. 🙂
This bread looks wonderful, BTW. I often make a whole wheat bread with honey and oats, and this maple version sounds like it would be a wonderful change from my usual. Need to remember this recipe for the next time I'm in a bread-making mood!
Shelby
Hi Isabelle! 🙂 I don't know why I've never thought of maple in a bread in place of honey myself - especially since maple syrup is a staple in our cupboard (refrigerator!)
Lesa @Edesias Notebook
Oh yum! Looks delightful, Shelby!
Shelby
Thank you Lesa!