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Monday, 11 May 2009

Oatmeal honey bread

Ever since I saw this fabulous recipe on Laurie's blog, I have been keen to try her oatmeal honey bread. And you know what? It tastes as good as it looks.

My only tweaks - half stoneground wholemeal flour, half strong white flour, and I used dried yeast, so I added some of the honey to the warm water to activate my yeast. And I made a half quantity, although I think my loaf tin must be a fair bit bigger than Laurie's, because despite rising really well, I ended up with quite a thin loaf. But it was so good that next time I am going the whole hog. Just gorgeous. Tender, flavourful crumb, chewy crust.
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15 comments:

  1. Heather12 May 2009 at 01:34

    yum!! i love homemade bread! the oatmeal sounds so good :D

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  2. kat12 May 2009 at 14:20

    Its got lovely color

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  3. Alicia Foodycat12 May 2009 at 15:09

    Heather - I'm a bit hit & miss with the yeast cookery, but this was an excellent recipe.

    Kat - thanks!

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  4. Sarah13 May 2009 at 12:18

    I've had my own bread troubles, as you know - yeast can be tricky. This loaf sounds wonderful and rustic, especially with the touch of honey.

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  5. Darius T. Williams13 May 2009 at 13:06

    oatmeal and honey? delish!

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  6. Alicia Foodycat13 May 2009 at 13:26

    Sarah - it's enough to bring out the sweetness of the oats, but not so much that you think you are eating dessert!

    Darius - thanks!

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  7. NKP13 May 2009 at 19:53

    Looks tasty! I love oats and honey.

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  8. Stacey13 May 2009 at 22:02

    Wow that looks delicious! I love the way you cut each piece thick too.

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  9. HH14 May 2009 at 03:05

    Looks great FC, I would have to use strong flour wouldn't I? (I want to make it but am out of strong flour and can't get to the shops.)

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  10. Bettina Douglas14 May 2009 at 09:11

    I just had to make porridge with honey for breakfast after looking at the bread.

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  11. Alicia Foodycat14 May 2009 at 09:34

    Natashya - thanks!

    Stacey - well it was quite a flat loaf, so my slices needed to be thick!

    HH - I think so. It needs the gluten.

    Mother - at least you weren't driven to athol brose by the combination!

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  12. Alexandra Stafford14 May 2009 at 15:46

    i love this kind of recipe. what is more comforting than oatmeal-honey bread? warm and spread with butter, what a treat!

    alexandra
    www.alexandracooks.com

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  13. Gemma14 May 2009 at 22:36

    Yum, that looks delicious. I need to test some baking in our new oven so just trying to decide what's first...

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  14. Alicia Foodycat16 May 2009 at 17:22

    Ali - we've got goat's milk butter in the house at the moment. The slight cheesiness with the warm bread was perfect!

    Gemma - good luck with the new oven!

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  15. Leslie18 May 2009 at 01:58

    there is nothing better than hamemade bread.

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