Oatmeal Bread (bread machine)

Did I mention I love my bread machine?  Because I totally do :)  It's so easy to use, and who doesn't like the smell of baking bread to fill the house??  Decided to try a different type of bread this time, just to do something different.  As usual, glad I did--it's a lovely bread!  This recipe comes from the user manual that came with my machine, an Oster 2 lb. Expressbake.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 c. water (70-80°F)

3 T. honey

2 T. butter or margarine

3/4 c. quick-oats oats

1 3/4 tsp. salt

3 3/4 c. bread flour

2 T. oat bran

2 T. dry milk

2 tsp. active dry yeast

Instructions:

1. Measure and add liquid ingredients to the pan.

2. Measure and add dry ingredients except yeast to the pan.

3. Use your finger to form a small well/hole in the middle of the dry ingredients.  Be sure that the hole does not go too deep, as you do not want the yeast to touch the liquids.  Measure and add yeast into the well/hole.

4. Snap baking pan into the breadmaker and close the lid.

5. Select the "BASIC" baking setting.

6. Select "Crust Color" according to preference (I used medium).

7. Press "Start" and let the machine do all the work :)

This is what mine looked like when it came out:

I always turn my bread out on to a plate with a cooling rack within a few minutes of removing it from the machine.