I've been feeling really stressed out and I needed some down to earth time.  So my hubby took over the phones and I tried a new bread recipe.  This was so good my family ate over 3/4 of the loaf as a snack. (smeared with honey butter of course)

The recipe is from my favorite bread cookbook -- Whole Grain Breads by Machine  or Hand  (Beatrice Ojakangas)  The book gives you directions for making bread by hand, in the mixer, in the food processor, and the bread machine.  Some of the recipes are 100% whole grains, but a lot are a mixture of whole grains with bread flour.  (with the exception of a few recipes I find that my family prefers bread made this way)

Anyway, I am going to list the ingredients and you really make it like any other yeast bread.

Large Loaf (I used a round cake pan to bake mine in)

1 1/3 cups water (105 to 115 F)

3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats

2 tbsp butter

3 tbsp 100% pure maple syrup

1 1/2 teaspoons of salt

1 cup whole wheat flour

2 1/4 cups bread flour

2 tsps rapid rising yeast or active dry yeast

Okay -- for making dough in bread machine. Add in order and set on dough.  May need a touch more water so check it out.  Follow the standard shape and rise.  Bake 375 until done.

For by hand, mixer, etc....ingredients 1 and 2 and yeast.  Let yeast bubble.  Add rest in order working as you would for any bread.  Do the shape/rise/bake.

One of my goals on my 101 things to do is to try a new bread every week for a year.  (I know -- I haven't posted the list yet, but I will)

Enjoy!