Last Updated on March 19, 2020 by Chef Mireille
Oatmeal Bread
This classic Oatmeal Bread is an easy recipe to get you started on your Bread Baking journey, if you are yet to begin. Perfect for everything from sandwiches to French Toast.
Oatmeal bread is a traditional home baked bread that has been popular in America since colonial times. If you are a fan of old TV shows like Little House on the Prairie & the Waltons like I am, you’ll find references to this bread. There are so many different variations of making this bread. Some simply combine the raw oats with the flour and then make bread as you would normally. Others cook the oats first. Since I had such a successful bread when I made Quinoa Bread by cooking the quinoa first, I decided to go with this method.
Oatmeal Bread Video
See how easily this bread comes together!
I hope this recipe inspires you to start making your own bread and here are a few other recipes to keep you going with your bread baking.
Bread Recipes
- 100% Whole Wheat Bread
- No Knead Whole Wheat Bread
- Anadama Bread
- Rustic Semolina Bread
- Spinach Semolina Multi Grain Bread
- Buttermilk Whole Wheat Bread
This bread is super soft and fluffy!
Despite the soft texture, it has enough density to hold up to things like French Toast and Bread Pudding.
Oatmeal Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup warm water 120 – 125 F
- 2 1/4 teaspoons dry active yeast
- 2 3/4 cups bread flour or all purpose flour + extra for dusting
- 2 tablespoons raw brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
Instructions
- In a bowl, pour boiling water over oats and stir to mix. Let cool to room temperature. The oats will have absorbed all of the water.
- In a small bowl, whisk warm water with 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Sprinkle yeast on top. Let sit for 5-10 minutes, until yeast turns foamy.
- In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Add remaining sugar, flaxseed and butter. Give it a quick mix.
- Add oatmeal and proofed yeast.
- Mix well and knead for 5 minutes, until you have a dough that is soft and pliable. (10 minutes if kneading by hand)
- Place dough in a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap sprayed with non stick spray. Cover with a kitchen towel and leave to rise for 1 hour, until doubled in size.
- Grease a loaf pan with non stick spray or oil.
- Transfer dough to a lightly floured board.
- Roll into a 12×17 rectangle. Starting at the narrow end, roll into a tight cylinder.
- Place in prepared pan and cover loosely with a kitchen towel. Let rise for 45 minutes, until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 375 F,
- Bake for 50-60 minutes, until loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
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wow thats a healthy fibrous bread 🙂 you have have made them so perfect !! 🙂 lovely recipe dear !!
that's really a lovely recipe… looks perfect… 🙂
yummy and healthy oats bread loving the description. Its puffed well.
super healthy and so much delicious!!! I also did O for Oats recipe….
Sowmya
Oat meal bread looks so soft and perfectly baked. Kudos to you dear for such a good recipe.
Love to start my day with this fibre rich bread..
Looks so wonderful Mir, I have forever been planning to make a bread with oatmeal..this surely inspires..
That's a healthy loaf with the goodness of oats and flax.
looks soooo wonderful n healthy bread…
I am yet to try making bread successfully. This pictorial tutorial has inspired me to try.
Great looking bread.
Nice tip on cooking oats before adding it to the dough. The bread has come out so soft and the texture is beautiful…
I love anything with oats and you surely know I will try this.Love the texture and will make it your way…
Healthy & delicious oatmeal bread. Perfect with some butter and jam (Indian way of enjoying bread for breakfast)
I have made oatmeal bread before..but it doesnt stay well for even 2-3 days..Yours look fluffy and nice..
Would love to bake this loaf of bread! love the ingredients in it!
I always thought that oat meal bread is dense…yours doesnt look so…bookmarking this
Who can say no to this irresistible and mouthwatering healthy bread
I just made these and they are AMAZING! Make it vegan makes it more interesting..
looks amazing. Thanks for the pics and description on how to make the log. Will try your way.
Yum!! That looks delicious and so easy to make!
its a very forgiving dough. You should try it 🙂