Old Fashioned Porridge And Molasses Bread Recipe

How to make it

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• Heat oven to 400 Pour the 3 cups of boiling water over the 2 cups of rolled oats and the 1/4 cup shortening in a large bowl.
• Stir until shortening melts and let stand for 20 minutes,giving it a stir once in a while
• Meanwhile dissolve the 2 teaspoons of sugar in a cup of lukewarm water and
• add the 2 envelopes of yeast and let stand 10 minutes, then stir briskly with a fork
• Stir into the partially cooled rolled oat mixture the 2/3 cup of molasses
• and 4 teaspoons of salt
• Cool to lukewarm
• Add softened yeast mixture to the rolled oat mixture and stir
• Beats it in 2 1/2 cups of flour then gradually and in 5 1/2 to 6 more cups of flour
• Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead 8 to 10 minutes
• Shape into a smooth ball and place in a greased bowl rolling the dough so the top is greased
• Cover and let double in size, (about 1-1 and1/2 hour
• Punch down in shape into four loaves
• Place in greased bread pans 8 and1/2x 4 and 1/2 inch
• Cover and let rise again for about 1 hour until doubled
• Bake in preheated 400° oven for 30 to 35 minutes
• NOTES:
• I always stirred this by hand but now I have a KA stand mixer so I use that.
• Depending where you live you might need to more or less flour
• I find it does not rise well on a dull day, but does on a nice sunny day. I let my dough rise in my oven with the light on so l do not cover it.
• Sometimes I get three nice loaves, I guess it depends on the day. This bread freezes very well. When I freeze the bread I cut it in slices first that way you take out the number of slices you want.Very good toasted.