Toasted Oat Bread
Ingredients
Ingredients:
470 g (3 3/4 cups NOT packed) Montana Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Mix OR Waffle Pancake Mix OR Toasted Oat Bread Mix
½ tsp (2g) sugar (for proofing yeast - not needed for bread machine method)
2 ¼ tsp (7g) yeast
260 g (10 oz) warm water - at sea level (**See WATER notes below)
¼ cup (56 g) vegetable or olive oil
3 eggs
¼ cup (50 g) sugar
Directions
Oven Method:
Dissolve 1/2 tsp sugar in 4 oz of the warm water and mix in the yeast. Let proof until bubbly.
Add All Purpose Baking Mix to your bowl.
Turn your stand mixer on low and slowly add the yeast mixture to the All Purpose Baking Mix. Then add oil, eggs, and sugar. Mix thoroughly.
Add the remaining warm water. Mix on the highest speed for 6 1/2 minutes.
Pour the batter into a greased 9"X5" bread pan, level with spatula, cover with plastic wrap and a towel. Let rest/rise for 40 minutes. Preheat oven to 350° F.
Bake in oven for 60 minutes. May be covered with a foil tent after the first 10 minutes if desired - it is not required.
When baking is finished, remove loaf from pan and cool on wire rack.
Bread Machine Method:
Whisk eggs, water, oil and sugar in a bowl then add to bread machine pan- or simply mix in the bread machine pan. (If possible, weigh the water - most imperfect loaves caused by incorrect amount of water.)
Add All Purpose Baking Mix to pan - sprinkle yeast on top of the other ingredients. Place pan into bread machine.
Program bread machine for 20 minute mix cycle, 40 minute single rise cycle, and 60 minute bake cycle. Turn bread machine on. Recipe makes a 1 1/2 lb loaf of bread.
Variations:
Vegan: replace the eggs with applesauce – 150 g (3/4 cup) unsweetened applesauce = 3 eggs
Fruit bread: add ½ to 1 cup of dried fruit – we especially like to add cranberries, cherries & blueberries (or blueberry infused cranberries)
Nut bread: Add 1/3 cup flax seed and 1/3 cup unsalted sunflower seeds (or nuts/seeds of your choice – be sure they are not salted)
Garlic & Herb bread: Add 3 fresh garlic cloves (crushed or minced) and a tsp Italian seasoning.
Fruit bread: add ½ to 1 cup of dried fruit – we especially like to add cranberries, cherries & blueberries (or blueberry infused cranberries)
Nut bread: Add 1/3 cup flax seed and 1/3 cup unsalted sunflower seeds (or nuts/seeds of your choice – be sure they are not salted)
Garlic & Herb bread: Add 3 fresh garlic cloves (crushed or minced) and a tsp Italian seasoning.
**WATER**
add 15 g (1/2 oz) water for every 2500 feet elevation (we use 300-320 g of water at 4000-5000 ft). If your bread doesn't rise properly, it may have needed more water. If it falls or sinks in on the sides after it is baked, it had too much water.