Wild Rice Oatmeal Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups water, divided
• 1/3 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1 cup oats
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees f)
• 1 cup warm skim milk (100 to 110 degrees f)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 5 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 bring 1 cup water to a boil in medium saucepan. add wild rice to pan, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour until tender. drain any excess liquid and set rice aside.
• 2 bring 1 cup water to boil in medium saucepan. add oats, and cook over medium-high heat 2 1/2 minutes until thick, stirring constantly. pour oatmeal into large bowl. in small bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar and yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. let stand 5 minutes. in pan with oatmeal mixture, add rice, yeast mixture, warm milk, 1/4 cup sugar, molasses and salt. stir until blended.
• 3 add 4 1/2 cups flour to oatmeal mixture, stir until blended. turn dough onto well floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, (about 5 minutes). add flour 1 tsp at a time to prevent dough sticking to hands. dough will feel slightly tacky and sticky.
• 4 place dough in large bowl sprayed with cooking spray. turn to coat top. cover and leave to rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• 5 punch dough down, leat rest 5 minutes. roll dough into a 14x7 inch rectangle on a floured surface. roll up rectangle tightly from the short edge. press down firmly to squeeze out air pockets. pinch seam and ends to seal. place roll, seam side down, in a 9x5 inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. cover and let rise 45 minutes until doubled in size.
• 6 preheat oven to 375 degrees f. bake 35 minutes until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. remove loaf from pan and cool on wire rack.