Recipe: Oatmeal Molasses Bread for Harold.

This recipe has been baked and served at Rabbit Hill Inn for close to 100 years. Hope is similar to the one you are looking for.

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OATMEAL MOLASSES BREAD

1 cup quick oats
1 1/2 Tablespoons butter
1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup molasses
2 teaspoons salt
4 2/3 cups flour

Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in quick oats and butter. Let stand for one hour.

Soak yeast in lukewarm water for 5 minutes. Stir until dissolved and add molasses, salt, and oatmeal mixture. Stir thoroughly.

Add 4 2/3 cups of flour. Knead for 8 minutes. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk.

Divide into 2 pieces and mold into 2 loaves of bread. Let rise in a warm place, covered with a towel, until doubled in size.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 minutes.

Source: 1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook
From: Rabbit Hill Inn and Dining Room