https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/honey-oat-bread-project-challenge • Posted by Risa.Hanae (JapZilla)
I was challenged by Lowe to cook something using only white ingredients. When I read it I thought it said bake... But Lowe said it still counts! Yay! So I made Honey-Oat Bread. The ingredients, for the most part are white. Yeast is kind of brownish... but could count as white??? Had a lot of fun with this. It really is nice and simple, though there are a lot of steps. It is mostly the time it takes and the waiting that makes it difficult. A lot of steps, I know.
I was challenged by Lowe to cook something using only white ingredients. When I read it I thought it said bake... But Lowe said it still counts! Yay! So I made Honey-Oat Bread. The ingredients, for the most part are white. Yeast is kind of brownish... but could count as white??? Had a lot of fun with this. It really is nice and simple, though there are a lot of steps. It is mostly the time it takes and the waiting that makes it difficult. A lot of steps, I know.
Wake up your yeast in 1 cup of lukewarm/warm water.
Add 2 tablespoons honey. stir.
add 1 teaspoon salt. add 1 cup flour.
mix 1 tablespoon wheat gluten with some water (runny consistency) and add 1 tablespoon honey. THIS STEP OPTIONAL!!! I wanted wheaty bread. Also, I like honey, so this can be adjusted to taste.
crush oats. We just eyeballed it. if you like oats then add more, if not add less. I think this was a handful. <<<not really helpful, I know. Sorry!
add crushed oats and some more honey if you want. Then, continue adding flour until it is kind of hard to stir, like putty.
Now, you have to beat it to build up the gluten. This will take a good 10 mins. BEAT VIGOROUSLY.
Keep beating...
Don't stop yet...
arms tired? mine were. Lol. okay, now add flour until it balls up/ is impossible to stir. but not too dry.
plop it out onto a floured surface and knead. for like. 10-15 mins.
keep going, you can do it!
knead until smooth and not sticky, but not dry. smooth.
butter your bowl.
place dough ball in bowl and roll around to coat with butter.
Let sit in a warm place for an hour or so. it will double/triple in size. NOTE: the oven isn't on exactly. This day it was -2 F degrees outside so the inside was cold too.
<<<should look like this.
dump back on clean surface and be sad that it deflated. I was. I think it is really cool when it is all puffy. Oh, and don't worry about the 'skin'. It is like the skin on pudding and will disappear during the next step.
knead for ~10mins again.
I chose to break my dough into three balls but this is not entirely needed.
form balls by folding the edges under. set on cooking tray and cut shallow hash marks into top. I say shallow because they will puff up during the next step.
set in a warm place to rise again.
while they are sitting, you can add oats to the top by lightly/dry brushing the tops with water and sprinkling the oats.
bake at 375F for 20-25 mins. depending on the honey content keep your eye on it so the sugar doesn't cause a fire.
Cat Approved.