Name: Old-Fashioned Porridge and Molasses Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: Boiling water - 3 cups; Rolled oats - 2 cups; Shortening - ¼ cup; White sugar - 2 teaspoons; Warm water (100 degrees F (38 degrees C)) - 1 cup; Active dry yeast - 2 (.25 ounce) packages; Molasses - ⅔ cup; Salt - 4 teaspoons; All-purpose flour, or as needed - 8 ½ cups

Ingredients for - Old-Fashioned Porridge and Molasses Bread

1. Boiling water 3 cups

2. Rolled oats 2 cups

3. Shortening ¼ cup

4. White sugar 2 teaspoons

5. Warm water (100 degrees F (38 degrees C)) 1 cup

6. Active dry yeast 2 (.25 ounce) packages

7. Molasses ⅔ cup

8. Salt 4 teaspoons

9. All-purpose flour, or as needed 8 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Old-Fashioned Porridge and Molasses Bread

1 . Stage

Pour boiling water over oats and shortening in a bowl. Stir until shortening melts; let stand for 20 minutes, giving it a stir once in a while.

2 . Stage

Meanwhile, dissolve sugar in lukewarm water. Add yeast and let stand for 10 minutes. Stir briskly with a fork.

3 . Stage

Stir yeast mixture into the partially cooled oat mixture with molasses and salt. Let cool to lukewarm, 5 to 10 minutes. Beat in 2 1/2 cups of flour, gradually adding remaining flour as needed.

4 . Stage

Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead, 8 to 10 minutes. Shape into a smooth ball and place in a greased bowl, rolling the dough so the top is greased. Cover and let double in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

5 . Stage

Punch dough down and shape into 4 loaves. Place into greased 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch bread pans. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

6 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

7 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.