Honey, Maple, Oat Artisan Bread

 

It is VERY cold outside today - as I write this it is three degrees out - which is actually "balmy" compared to yesterday when it was -20 - yes, -20! At any rate, people I love spent the night here last night and more people I love are coming over for lunch, so I just made two loaves of Honey, Maple, Oat Artisan Bread - one is gluten free - because the warmth it will add to the house - and the amazing aroma will help with it being so cold outside! If you would like to make some, too, I will share the recipe with you. Before I get to the recipe I want to say this bread just takes minutes to mix by hand, you let it rise for a few hours, then pop it into the oven for about 40 minutes - this is all there is to it!

Recipe - 

• In a small bowl combine -
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup milk
• Microwave for 50 seconds, then add -
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup maple syrup - the real stuff
• 1/4 cup light olive oil
• Stir into the warm water/milk and add to dry ingredients -
• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 cup almond flour
• 1 cup oats
• 3 teaspoons yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
• Stir together in a larger bowl until all the flour is moistened, cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place for two hours or until it has doubled in size.
• Turn onto lightly floured wax paper and fold onto itself eight times.
• 
  Place into bowl you will use to bake it in - I use this set which I got on Amazon - and let rise for another 45 minutes.
• Cover lightly with foil, and bake at 425 for 30 minutes, then remove foil and bake for 15 additional minutes.
• I use a stick of butter to run over the bread when it comes out of the oven because I love this extra touch for flavor!
• Let cool for one hour before eating - enjoy!

This is all there is to it and the bread is VERY tasty!