Honey Oatmeal Quick Bread Recipe
It's not a sophisticated bread and does not have the complex flavors that a yeast risen bread does, but get this... it is pretty healthy, tasty, easy and makes the house smell heavenly.
It literally took me 5 minutes to put together and I like the idea of the oaty goodness in the bread. It pairs well with peanut butter, almond butter butter or jam. It even tasted great dunked in tomato soup.
Cons? Well, it's bit crumbly and not the most practical thing to take to school (my daughter said she had crumbs everywhere). In spite of that drawback, I will be making it again.
Like the original recipe from the EatingWell website, I did not use raisins. I might try it next time with dried fruit, maybe even chocolate chips or nuts.
Other than that change, I followed Aparna's recipe (substituting flax seeds for the egg).
I think the most important thing to keep in mind when making this is not to mix the batter too much.
By Bharti
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup + 1 1/2 tbsp rolled oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup plain low fat yogurt
- 1 cup low fat milk
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/4 cup mild flavoured honey
- 1 tbsp powdered flax seed and 3 tbsp warm water mixed well
Method
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with oil. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon oats in the pan.
Stir together whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Using a fork, beat the remaining 1 cup oats, yogurt, flax seed and water mixture, oil and honey in a medium bowl until well blended. Stir in milk.
Gently stir the yogurt mixture into the flour mixture just until incorporated but not overmixed (excess mixing can cause toughening).
Pour the batter into the pan, spreading evenly to the edges. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon oats over the top.
Bake until well browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. (It took me 45 minutes) Let stand in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn it out onto the rack. Let it cool and then slice.
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