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Chamomile Honey Oat Bread

James Powers

We love the smell of tea. We love the smell of baking bread. Combine them into this tea-rrific loaf of goodness.

2 h 2

Ingredients

  • 6 c. bread flour
  • 2 small packets active dry yeast
  • 1 c. fast-cooking rolled oats
  • 2 tsp. of salt
  • 1 tbsp. chamomile tea
  • 1/2 c. honey
  • 1/4 c. melted butter or shortening
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 handful rolled oats

Directions

Brew 1 tbsp. chamomile tea in 1 3/4 c. hot water.

Mix honey with tea in a large mixing bowl and sprinkle the 2 small packets of yeast into the tea until it dissolves.

Stir the oats into the tea and let this sit for 10 min. until the oats have a chance to absorb some of the tea.

In a mixer, add butter or shortening to the liquid. Then add the beaten eggs and salt. Add the flour slowly until the dough becomes a ball.

Knead the dough until is stretchy and smooth. Only add flour to keep the dough from sticking to the board, no more.

Oil or spray a mixing bowl and place the dough ball in the bowl. Wet a paper towel with hot water and place over the bowl.

Let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free place. Check the dough in about 40-45 min. Preheat oven to 375�F. Start 4 c. of water to boil.

At the best rise, place the dough in 1 large or 2 small loaf pans. Place boiling water in a separate pan on the bottom shelf of the oven.

Place the loaf pan (or pans) on a shelf near the bottom, but above the water pan. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with oats. Bake at 375�F for about 45 min.

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    Hannah Salata

    My first attempt with this recipe produced bricks, but I'll mark that down to human error. My second attempt was made using Earl Grey instead of Chamomile, but it turned out wonderfully all the same. The flavor of tea is barely present in the bread, but you can smell it, and it is a fluffy and sweet bread in its own right.

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