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Whole Wheat Oat Bread
Ingredients
2 envelopes active dry yeast
3 cups very warm water
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 vegetable oil
1-1/2 tbsp. salt
2/3 cup rolled oats
7-1/2 to 8 cups whole wheat flour
Directions
Sprinkle yeast into very warm water in a large bowl. Stir until the yeast dissolves. Add molasses and stir. Leave undisturbed until bubbly, about 10 minutes.
Stir oil, salt, rolled oats and 4 cups of the flour into yeast mixture. Beat until smooth. Slowly beat in 3 cups of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough. Sprinkle surface of counter lightly with part of remaining flour. Turn out dough. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, using only as much flour as needed to keep dough from sticking.
Place dough in a greased large bowl, then turn to bring greased side to the top. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place that is away from drafts for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Punch dough down. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead a few times. Divide in half. Invert bowl over dough and let rest about 10 minutes. Shape dough into 2 loaves. Place loaves in lightly greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pans. Let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes or until double in bulk.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until browned and loaves sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.