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Why I Love This Honey Oat Bread
Having bread baking in the oven does something special: it warms the entire house and evokes a sense of home unlike any other. The whole process of making bread can be therapeutic. Kneading the dough, watching it rise, and taking the baked loaf out of the oven does wonders for the soul. Besides, store-bought bread has no comparison with homemade bread; they truly taste entirely different.
A good bread recipe can be hard to find. Ideally, you want a bread that has easy preparation, rises beautifully, and comes out perfectly every time. Thankfully, such a recipe exists! Below is a tried-and-true formula that will help you stop hunting for the perfect bread recipe. With my bread recipe, I am declaring that you will become a pro at making bread for your family and friends. Adding my secret ingredient of one tablespoon of honey, this bread is simple and nearly foolproof. As a variation, I also make a loaf into a breakfast raisin cinnamon bread that is perfect for toast.
Once you make this bread, you’ll wonder why you ever bought bread to begin with!
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The Best Homestyle Honey Oat Bread
Ingredients
For the regular bread
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ cup honey
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
- 2 ½ cups water boiling
- 2 ¼ tsp (1 pkg) instant yeast
- 4 ½ – 5 cups all-purpose flour
For the cinnamon raisin version
- ¾ cup raisins (regular or golden)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar (or light brown sugar)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine butter, honey, whole wheat flour, salt, and oatmeal in a stand mixer.2 tbsp unsalted butter, ½ cup honey, ¾ cup whole wheat flour, 1 tbsp kosher salt, 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
- Add boiling water. Stir well and let sit until lukewarm.2 ½ cups water
- Once the mixture is lukewarm, add 2 cups of all-purpose flour and instant yeast. Mix until incorporated and continue to add flour 1 cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.4 ½ – 5 cups all-purpose flour, 2 ¼ tsp (1 pkg) instant yeast
- Once the flour is added, the dough will be slightly tacky but hold its shape while it's kneaded. For the cinnamon raisin variety: Flatten the dough into a 10 × 12-inch rectangle and spread with raisins. Knead raisins into the dough to evenly distribute. Flatten the dough again to a 10 × 12-inch rectangle and brush with softened butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Roll up and cinch seams.¾ cup raisins (regular or golden), 1 tbsp unsalted butter, 1 tbsp granulated sugar (or light brown sugar), 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Grease a bowl and place dough inside to rise. It will take approximately an hour.
- After the dough has risen, punch down and separate into two sections. Knead on a lightly floured surface into a smooth ball and press lightly into a greased 8 ½ x 4 ½-inch loaf pan. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Set loaves in a warm place to rise until doubled in height, approximately 55-90 minutes.
- Bake at 350°F for 40-55 minutes until tops are golden brown. To make sure the centers are fully baked, the temperature should register 190°F.
- Rub butter over the top of the loaves and let cool. If freezing, let the bread cool completely so ice does not form around the loaf.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Tried both the honey oats bread and cinnamon raisin bread, both were delicious. I used hot milk instead of water and bread flour instead of all purpose and it turned out amazing. Soft and delicious.
After watching Kaleb’s video for the second time I decided to give this bread a try and it turned out fabulous. I love to bake but have never been very good at yeast breads. Kaleb made this look so easy and it really was. I cut me off a big old slice while it was still piping hot, slathered it with butter and gobbled it down. So is it ok to have several slices of hot bread for dinner? Well, I did and I am going to have it toasted this morning. 😋😋 Anywho, thanks Kaleb for an easy to make, fabulous tasting bread recipe!
Loved the recipe. It was easy to follow and taste is amazing. Kaleb always has the best recipes and videos.
Each item that you cook looks fantastic! Your website is great and I like that I can go find a recipe with no problems. Keep up the good work and this is one happy eighty year old that likes to cook!
Thank you.
I love all your posts. Thanks for being there for us. You are such a great teacher, chef, landscaper, baker, and designer. You make our lives better! Keep your wonderful posts coming!
Tried and True. It goes into my saved recipes. It’s hearty but not too dry/sweet/salty. Made this 2 different times ( 1x AP Flour and 1x Bread Flour) and each yielded 2 decent sized loaves and came out the same (perfectly) each time.
The written recipe says 1/2 cup of honey. The video shows a couple of tablespoons. Which is it? I used the written recipe and have a half cup of honey in my rising dough. We’ll see how it turns out.
Love watching all your videos
My packets of instant dry yeast are not 2 1/4 tsp. Do I need to worry about the other half teaspoon? And if you use regular all purpose flour do you need to Alter the amount of flour
This recipe was easy,and delicious. I made one of the loaves into cinnamon raisin bread. The hardest part was waiting for the bread to cook off so I could cut out a slice.