Here’s a poem by Lila about what we all need right now!
Needing Kneading
I knead backs these days…
Not unlike bread, the kneading.
These little at-risk boys and girls
Get back-rubs before they go to sleep
At the Day Care Center.
They need it.
They need it.
They need it.
Love, Lila
Oatmeal Bread
Today’s recipe is Oatmeal Bread. It’s a recipe that Lila made a lot. Back before I was born, Lila won a ton of flour in a twenty-five word or less contest. That’s right, A TON OF FLOUR! That’s 2,000 pounds of flour! I’m sure you’re visualizing a big rig stopping in front of our house and a delivery person fork-lifting several large pallets of flour into our garage. Nah, it’s not that dramatic. She received 80 coupons for twenty five-pound bags of flour. Lila gave some away. And she became a master bread baker. So, you know this is a good recipe.
Oatmeal Bread
Tools you will need:
A large bowl to mix in
A sturdy wooden spoon
Measuring cups and spoons
Bread pan
Ingredients
1 package of yeast
¼ Cup warm water
1 ¼ Cup milk (heated)
1 Tablespoon butter (softened)
1 ½ teaspoon salt
1 Cup quick oats
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 2/3 Cup Flour
Dissolve the yeast in warm water. Combine milk, butter, salt, oatmeal and sugar. Cool to lukewarm; add yeast/water and blend. Add flour. Knead the bread on a floured surface until smooth, using a smidge more flour as needed.
Let rise and punch down and form into a loaf in bread pan. Let rise until doubled. Bake at 375 degrees 40-45 minutes.
