Old Fasioned Porridge Bread

This is the recipe for that loaf of bread I was raving about some while back. It's pretty basic and has some wholesome ingredients.


Oatmeal
2 Cups Dry Oatmeal
3 Cups Boiling Water
3 Tsp Butter

Yeast Mix
5/4 Tsp Yeast (A Teaspoon and a bit)
1/2 Tsp White Sugar
1/2 Cup Hot Water (Tap hot is hot enough, I used the rest of my boiled water once and it didn't rise)

Dough
1 Cup Milk
2 Tsp Salt
8 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Molasses

To begin throw some water in a kettle to boil. Combine the Oatmeal ingredients together in a large bowl and mix well then set aside to cool. In a separate smaller bowl combine the yeast ingredients and let rise for 15 minutes.

Once risen add to your cooled Oatmeal.

Now add the rest of your ingredients to the large bowl and mix well. Be sure to get your hands in there, but don't go as far as to start kneading your dough.

Let rise for at least 4 hrs or overnight, try not to let the surface dry out to much before converting it into bread pans. This recipe can make 4 reasonably sized loaves. Let rise for at least 1 hour in bread pans before baking it for 1 hour @ 325-350 Fahrenheit.

Some notes I have made.
-Letting bread rise in pans for longer helped with my best batch so far, if you have to leave it over night wait for your 4 hours then split it into the trays and then leave it. Plus then it's ready to be baked for breakfast.
-I have yet to let it sit in the oven for a full hour, and only put my oven on 325, so keep an eye on those loaves.