Whole Wheat Oat Bread

The thought of baking your own bread may seem too complicated and time consuming, but it is much easier than you may think! It has been snowing here in Seattle for almost a week straight and the thought of homemade bread was too unbearable to pass up.  With limited ingredients and walking my only means of transportation to the store, I made a quick, simple and most of all healthy bread in less than 30 minutes with only a handful of ingredients.

I hope this recipe will encourage all of you who have steered away from baking your own bread due to time, to open your pantries and try this one out!

Ingredients:
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoon oil (olive or canola, or your choice)
2 cups of milk (milk of your choice)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)

2. You can keep the oats whole or grind them into a powder form in a blender or food processor.  Combine oats with whole wheat flour and baking powder and salt.

3. In a large cup or bowl warm the honey until it is a liquid consistency and then add the oil and milk.  Combine the liquid mixture and the flour mixture, mixing well.

4. Grease a loaf pan and pour the dough into the pan and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes.

5. Allow the bread to cool for 5 minutes on a baking rack and then serve warm with you favorite jam, jelly or butter.

Enjoy!