Recipe: Honey 'n' Oats Bread

Yield: 1 pound loaf

Ingredients

½	cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 ½	cups whole wheat flour
1 ½	cups bread flour
1	egg
1 ½	teaspoons salt
1 ½	tablespoons honey
¼	teaspoon baking soda
1	cup buttermilk (or 4 tablespoons dry buttermilk powder and 1 cup water)
2	teaspoons active dry yeast (or one package)

Step 1	Place all ingredients in bread machine pan, select Light Crust setting and press Start.
Step 2	After the baking cycle ends, remove bread from pan, place on a cool rack and allow to cool 1 hour before slicing.
Step 3	I remove after the second kneading cycle, form dough into a loaf and place in a greased 9 x 5 loaf pan. Let rise for 1 to 1 - 1/2 hours or until doubled in size. Brush with melted butter.
Step 4	Bake at 350 F for 40 to 45 minutes or until loaf is golden brown and sound hallow when tapped.