Recipe: Brown Bread

Recipes using Red Star Yeast

• 1 cup rolled oats or oatmeal
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 tbsp yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 2 tsp sugar
• 5 cups flour

1. Mix the rolled oats (or oatmeal) with the boiling water, butter, salt and molasses.
2. Let stand until lukewarm.
3. Dissolve the yeast in the 1/4 cup of lukewarm water along with the 2 tsp sugar. Minx with the oats mix, and let stand 20 minutes.
4. Add the flour, a little at a time, and mix well.
5. Knead the dough until firm.
6. Let rise until double in bulk.
7. Cut dough in half, and place each half into a greased loaf pan.
8. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
9. Bake for 1 hour at 350° f