Ingredients

• 1 cup steel cut oats
• 1/4 cup dark molasses
• 1 tablespoon softened butter
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/4 ounce dry yeast
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup nuts, coarse-chopped (optional)

Instructions

1. Measure oats, molasses, butter and salt into a mixing bowl.

2. Pour boiling water over these ingredients. Stir in 2 cups flour. Cool.

3. While this mixture is cooling mix dry yeast with 1/4 cup warm water.

4. After flour mixture is cool add yeast mixture and stir in 2 cups flour. Add nuts if desired. Knead mixture until smooth and let rise in a covered greased mixing bowl. When mixture is doubled punch down and form into loaf.

5. Preheat oven to 375 Place dough in a 5" x 9" greased loaf pan. Let rise until doubled. Bake bread 40 - 50 minutes or until brown.