Oatmeal, walnut bread

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Ingredients

• 1 and 1/4 cups warm water

• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

• 2 tablespoons honey (or Agave syrup)

• 2 tablespoons butter (or margarine)

• 3/4 cup traditional rolled oats

• 1 and 3/4 teaspoons salt

• 3 and 3/4 cups bread flour

• 2 Tbs oat bran

• 2 Tbs dry milk

• 1/4c chopped walnuts

• 1/4c pine nuts (optional)

• 2 Tbs black sesame (optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C;

2. Combine yeast with 1 tsp honey and 50g of the total water and and let rest for 5/10 minutes or until it bubbles;

3. In a bowl combine flour and all but 1 spoon of traditional rolled oats;

4. Form a volcano and mix in the yeast/water mix;

5. Add the remaining water and honey and mix with the help of a wooden spoon;

6. Add salt and 3/4 of the butter (save around 1 Tbs for later);

7. Fold in pine nuts, black sesame seeds and walnuts;

8. Keep on mixing with your hands until all ingredients are combined then let rest for at least one hour in an oiled container covered with a damp cloth;

9. When the dough has doubled in size, start working it again on a floured surface. Try not to add in too much flour;

10. Transfer to a greased bread pan;

11. Lightly grease the top of your loaf with the remaining butter and top with 1 Tbs rolled oats;

12. Cook at 180 Celsius for around 40 minutes or until the top is brown.