Breads

Hot Buttered Fluffy Pretzels

These look and sound soooo good! I will be trying them out as soon as I have an oven! My sister Hayley and I kept trying to find a good recipe to make them but none of our attempts were successful. This one looks like it's going to work though! I'm so excited! I just gave you the link so that you can go straight to the blog I found it on. :)

Honey Oat Bread:


This one is SOOOO good! One note of advice, I started making this the other night not realizing how much time it took. You have to let the dough rise on three separate occasions. Once for 20 min and the others an hour each. Make sure you plan accordingly.  If you want to eat this bread with dinner, start making it about three and a half hours before you plan to eat.  It’s really simple and the preparation doesn’t take long. (besides the rising.) You’ll love it!

Ingredients:

2 ¼ tsp yeast
1 cup to 1 cup and 4 Tbsp lukewarm water*
3 Tbs honey
4 Tbsp melted butter
3 cups unbleached All-Purpose flour
1 cup Old fashioned rolled oats (Not quick oats)
1 ½ tsp salt

*Use the smaller amount in the summer or in a humid climate; the larger amount in the winter or in dry climate.

Directions:

Combine the yeast and the water. Drizzle honey over the top and let it sit until the yeast has had time to bubble up.

Mix together the flour, oats, and salt. Make a crevice in the middle where you will pour the melted butter and the yeast mixture. Once the butter and yeast mixture have been added, mix all ingredients together until cohesive.

Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for 20 min, to allow the oats to absorb some of the liquid.

Then knead by hand, (a mixer or bread machine will work also) to get a smooth, soft, elastic dough. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl and let it rise for an additional 1 to 1 ½ hours, until it has noticeably risen. (it won’t necessarily double in bulk.)

Gently deflate the dough and shape it into a 9” log. Place the log into a lightly greased 9x5 bread pan, pressing it gently to flatten. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for an additional hour. (or until it has risen to about 1” from the top of the pan.) Towards the end of rising time, preheat oven to 350°.

Remove the plastic and bake the bread for about 30 min. Remove the bread from the oven and turn it out onto a cooling rack. You may run a stick of butter over the top if desired. This will yield a soft, buttery crust.

Let it cool before cutting. Wrap tight with plastic wrap to keep fresh while storing.