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’ll Need:
- Large bowl
- Sturdy wooden spoon
- Measuring cups & spoons
- Bread pan
Ingredients:
- 1 package dry yeast
- ¼ C warm water
- 1 ¼ C milk, heated
- 1 T butter, softened
- 1 ½ t salt
- 1 C quick oats
- 3 T brown sugar
- 2 2/3 C 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.
