Honey Oat Bread

I'm telling you, we really like homemade bread in my house. I found this recipe on pinterest and it was really good! We enjoyed it warm, plain, toasted, for sandwiches, whatever. It was good. The nice thing is this recipe only makes one loaf. Many bread recipes make multiple, but if you just want one loaf here you go. I haven't tried to double it, but might in the future. 

Doesn't it look good?

It is a little sticky because of the honey and some of the oats fall off as you cut it, but its worth the small mess. 

Honey Oat Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cups oats (I used instant; the recipe said old fashinoned work as well)
2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup milk 
1/4 cup lukewarm water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine (I used butter as I have that on hand)
1/4 cup honey 

Topping:1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons honey warmed1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons oats

In a large bowl (I use a kitchenaid mixer) combine the flour, oats, yeast, and salt. In two cup measuring cup, warm the milk so that it’s hot enough to melt the butter, but not boiling. Add the butter, stirring until melted, then stir in the water and honey.Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture, mixing with a dough hook until it just comes together to form a dough. Knead in the mixer, with the dough hook attachment, until the dough is smooth and elastic (if you’re making this recipe by hand, the dough will be very sticky at first; flour your hands and work surface generously and be patient). If the dough is still very wet and sticky after 5 minutes of kneading, add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough is barely tacky. If the dough is too dry, add water, 1 teaspoon (5 ml) at a time, to soften it up.

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and allow to rise until doubled, about 1/2 to 1 hour.Once doubled, place the dough on a clean, dry work surface. If the dough is too sticky, lightly flour the surface before continuing. With your fingers, flatten the dough into a 9 by 12-inch rectangle-I used a rolling pin. Tightly roll the dough, tucking the ends as needed, into a loaf. Place the shaped dough into a 9×5-inch loaf pan, cover with a clean dry towel, and allow to rise until doubled, about 1/2 to 1  hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place an empty loaf pan on the bottom rack of the oven (I used a jelly roll pan as a loaf pan wouldn't fit).When the loaf is doubled again, brush the top with the warmed honey and sprinkle with the oats.

Place the bread in the oven and pour boiling water into the empty loaf pan on the bottom rack of the oven. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until the bread is deep golden brown and the internal temperature is about 190 degrees.
original recipe http://bakingdom.com/2011/09/homemade-honey-oat-bread.html