Guinness Oatmeal Bread

Directions

• Bread Machine
• Add water, salt, Guinness, molasses, olive oil into bread machine container then add flour, oatmeal and yeast.
• Set bread maker to proper setting to cook a loaf and let it go
• Dough by Hand
• In a small bowl add half of the water and a teaspoon of molasses (make sure it is slightly warm) stir to combine.
• Sprinkle yeast over the mixture. When yeast foams up it is activated.
• In a separate bowl add the rest of the water, salt, Guinness, molasses, olive oil stirring ingredients together.
• Once yeast has activated add to the bowl of wet ingredients.
• Slowly add your flour and oatmeal to the mixture alternating between the two.
• Once all the flour and oatmeal have been added begin to bring the ingredients together by hand.
• You can use a wooden spoon to gently combine the dry into the wet as you go.
• Once all ingredients are combined turn dough out onto a floured covered piece of parchment paper.
• Begin to bring the dough together into a ball and knead gently adding flour to the surface as required.
• When the dough begins to feel elastic form into an oblong shape and set aside on a baking sheet or into a loaf pan.
• Allow to rise covered with tea towel until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 400 F
• Place loaf into the oven and brush with milk or butter and sprinkle additional oats over the top.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped.
• Remove and cool or serve warm with butter or your favourite preserves.