Recipe - Grandmas Oatmeal Bread

2 pack Dry yeast
1 cup Warm water
1 One half cup Boiling water
1 cup Oldfashioned oatmeal
One half cup Light molasses
2/3 cup Shortening
1 tablespoon Salt
2 Beaten eggs
6 One half cup Sifted flour (part whole
wheat if preferred)
1 Egg white
1 tablespoon Water
Additional oatmeal

From Mrs. Ruben Leyendecker

1. Soften yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine boiling water,
oatmeal, molasses, shortening and salt. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in 2
cups flour and beat well. Add eggs and yeast mixture and beat well.
Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.

2. Turn out onto lightly floured surface, cover and let rest 10
minutes. Knead until smooth, about 10 minutes. Place in lightly
greased bowl, turning dough once. Cover with a dish towel and let
rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1One half hours. Punch
down. Coat 2 wellgreased 81/2x41/2x21/2" loaf pans with 2
tablespoons of rolled oats in each pan.

3. Divide dough in half. Shape 2 loaves and place in pans. Cover. Let
rise until almost double in bulk, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Brush with
mixture of 1 egg white and 1 tablespoon water; sprinkle lightly with
rolled oats. Bake at 350'F. for 4050 minutes. Cover with foil or
brown paper after baking 15 minutes if tops are getting too brown.

From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn94q3.zip