Categories: Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups of boiling milk
• 1 cup of rolled oats (not instant)
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup of honey
• 4 tablespoons of shortening
• 5-5 1/2 cups of flour
• 2 packets of yeast
• 1/2 cup of warm water

Directions

1. Add oatmeal to hot milk and let stand for two hours.

2. Dissolve yeast in warm water.

3. Mix yeast and other ingredients with oatmeal (start with five cups of flour and add more a little bit at a time until dough is smooth).

4. Form into loaves, and either fill two loaf pans or place in balls on a parchment-paper lined sheet.

5. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (about an hour).

6. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.

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