Vermont Maple Oatmeal Bread

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Vermont Maple Oatmeal Bread

Whole grains and maple give this aromatic loaf its rich color. Toast it to
bring out the subtle maple flavor. Read our blog about this bread, with
additional photos, at Bakers' Banter.

Volume
Ounces
Grams

DOUGH
7 ounces hot water
1 3/4 ounces old-fashioned rolled oats
2 3/4 ounces real maple syrup Recipe summary
1/2 teaspoon maple flavor Hands-on time:
2 ounces butter 10 mins. to 15 mins.
1 1/4 teaspoons salt Baking time:
35 mins. to 40 mins.
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Total time:
3 ounces King Arthur 100% White Whole Wheat Flour 2 hrs 45 mins. to 3 hrs 45
8 1/2 ounces King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour mins.
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast Yield:
1 loaf
TOPPING
water, to brush on crust
2 to 3 teaspoons maple sugar, for sprinkling Tips from our bakers
Want to substitute artificial
Directions maple syrup (pancake syrup)
for real maple syrup? Use
1) In a large mixing bowl, combine the water, oats, maple syrup, maple 1/3 cup syrup, and 3/4 cup
flavor, butter, salt, and cinnamon. Let cool to lukewarm; this will water. Your bread won't rise
happen naturally as you stir. as high, nor taste as maple-y,
2) Add the flours and yeast, stirring to form a rough dough. Knead but it'll be OK.
(about 10 minutes by hand, 7 minutes by machine, or on the dough
cycle in the bread machine), enough to make a nicely springy dough.
3) Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl or large (8-cup)
measuring cup, cover the bowl or cup with plastic wrap, and allow the
dough to rise for 60 to 90 minutes. It should become very puffy, and
just about double in bulk.
4) Gently deflate the dough, and shape it into an 8" log. Place it in a
lightly greased 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan. Cover the pan, and set the loaf
aside to rise till it's crowned about 1" over the rim of the pan, about 60
to 90 minutes. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to
350°F.
5) Gently brush the top of the risen loaf with water, and sprinkle with
maple sugar.
6) Bake the bread for 35 to 40 minutes, tenting with foil after about 15
minutes to prevent over-browning. The interior of the fully baked loaf
should read 190°F on an instant-read thermometer.
7) Remove the bread from the oven, and after 5 minutes turn it out of
the pan onto a rack to cool. Allow it to cool fully before slicing.

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