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Oatmeal Nut Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this fantastic homemade #bread is made in the #breadmaker so it only takes 5 minutes to prepare! Perfect for #holiday dinners like #MothersDay or #FathersDay. #oatmeal #walnuts

Oatmeal Nut Bread

Teresa Ambra
This fantastic whole wheat bread recipe is made with oatmeal and walnuts. It's so quick and easy because it's made in the breadmaker. This family favorite recipe is terrific for holiday or company meals like Easter, Father's Day or Mother's Day.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 20
Calories 127 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 breadmaker for a two-pound loaf
  • 1 pastry brush
  • 1 electric knife or sharp knife to cut bread
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 nut chopper unless the nuts are chopped when you purchase them

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups hot water
  • 2 tbsp. powdered milk
  • 2 tbsp. Crisco shortening
  • 2 tbsp. molasses
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 1/2 cups bread flour NOT all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup dry oatmeal
  • 1 1/2 tsp. bread machine yeast
  • 4 tsp. vital wheat gluten
  • 1/3 cup finely diced walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Layer water, milk, shortening, molasses, honey, whole wheat flour, bread flour, oatmeal, walnuts yeast and vital wheat gluten into bread canister.
  • Select whole wheat setting.
  • My breadmaker takes about 4 hours.
  • Allow bread to cool about 10-15 minutes in canister after finished.
  • Remove. Butter top and sides of bread with a pastry brush to prevent hardening of crust.
  • Slice down and serve.
  • Makes about 20 half slices.

Notes

NOTE: This is the only Black and Decker recipe I’ve really had to alter to get to work. The original recipe called for the amounts of the whole wheat flour and bread flours to be reversed and omitted the vital wheat gluten. I’ve not been able to get the bread to raise well without these changes or additions. However, if you’re making this without the breadmaker certainly consider reversing the amounts of the flours to the original state.
 
NOTE: Because this bread has no preservatives, after two days you need to refrigerate the bread to prevent mold.
 
NOTE: Most of the time I add the walnuts to the breadmaker with the yeast and vital wheat gluten and don't wait to add them later. It's easier and doesn't harm the recipe in any way.
 
NOTE: all-purpose flour does not contain the necessary gluten to bond the ingredients together as well as bread flour. The bread may turn out crumbly. For best results use bread flour.
 
NOTE: I recommend using Fleischmann's yeast or bread machine yeast in any yeast bread recipe. Red Star yeast just doesn't work as well.
 
Recipe inspired from Black and Decker.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bread, breadmaker, breakfast, oatmeal, walnuts
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