Oatmeal Bread

[sioneva]

From the More With Less cookbook.

Combine in large bowl:

1 c. quick oats
1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 T. salt
2 T. margarine

Pour 2 c. boiling water over mixture, and stir to combine.

Dissolve 1 package dry yeast in 1/2 c. warm water.
When batter is cooled to lukewarm, add yeast.

Stir in 5 c. white flour.

When dough is stiff enough to handle, turn onto floured board and knead for 5 minutes. Place in greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled. Punch down and let rise again. Shape into 2 loaves and place in greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool on rack, brushing loaves with margarine for a soft crust.

Comments

[dancinglights.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that sounds quite lovely. *takes notes*

[dancinglights.livejournal.com]

Actually, now I'm really intrigued by that cookbook. How much of it is veggie-friendly, including baked goods? I've been trying to eat organic wherever possible because of the fairly abhorrent state of US food, but doing it affordably is another matter entirely.

[targaff.livejournal.com]

Proportionally the number of meat-based recipes is low as, as Heidi puts it, the level of resources required for the meat is much higher, so you can achieve "more with less" by focusing on the non-meat. That's not to say there aren't meat dishes in there, there are just fewer than your average cookbook.

[dancinglights.livejournal.com]

That makes sense. Thank you. I'll be buying or bookmooching this shortly.

[sioneva.livejournal.com]

Graham's right - while it's not a vegetarian cookbook, the focus is on reducing the amount that we as Westerners consume of the world's resources, so emphasis is high either on no-meat or low-meat dishes, as well as maximizing non-meat protein sources.

I would say it's definitely a good resource to have when trying to eat cheaply - if Graham liked more of the legume and vegetable-based dishes, we'd eat more from the cookbook!

[dancinglights.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Thank you, guys. I do very occasionally still cook meat for guests (and am terrible enough at it to need a recipe), too, so this sounds ideal.

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

I <3 that cookbook.