This was one of the crucial POPULAR recipes from final yr, so you understand I needed to re-share it for an episode of my YouTube channel, Good Temper Meals. As lots of you understand, my beautiful mama moved to Chicago final yr after dwelling on the west coast and she or he, in fact, introduced all of her unimaginable recipes along with her.

After I used to go to my mother we’d spend time doing what we each love essentially the most — cooking up nourishing meals and creating some superb baked items. I bear in mind the primary time she made this stunning honey oatmeal artisan bread and I knew this may change into a staple. We’d toast it up with just a little butter and flaky sea salt, or construct scrumptious sandwiches with these completely thick, chewy slices of bread.

The very best half is that this no knead bread makes use of tremendous easy elements and is principally fool-proof. For those who’ve by no means made do-it-yourself bread earlier than, that is the very best recipe to start out with. Try all of my suggestions and trick all through the put up, together with my step-by-step video, and revel in a enjoyable baking undertaking with the folks you’re keen on. Let me know the way it goes within the feedback, plus your favourite methods to make use of this glorious bread!

Why you’ll love this honey oatmeal artisan bread

This artisan bread recipe is the proper undertaking for bread-baking beginnings. It’s referred to as “artisan bread” as a result of it’s meant to be extra rustic and imperfect than a standard bread loaf, which is what makes it so distinctive and exquisite! This bread is:

• Really easy to make with none kneading required, so that you received’t even want a stand mixer!
• Made with easy elements and kitchen instruments
• Deliciously hearty and completely candy because of the oatmeal and honey
• Extremely comfortable and fluffy on the within with a golden, crispy, chewy crust
• Superb served as toast, dipped into your fav soups, and used as sandwich bread

Principally, that is the whole lot you might ever need in do-it-yourself bread and also you’ll really feel so completed if you make it!

Elements in the most effective oatmeal artisan bread recipe

You’re going to like how easy the elements are for this beautiful no knead artisan bread. This bread is egg-free, simply made dairy free, and naturally sweetened with just a little honey! Right here’s what you’ll must make it:

• Flour: we’re utilizing bread flour on this recipe to present this bread the proper fluffy texture.
• Oats: rolled oats assist to present the bread a pleasant hearty chew.
• Seeds: you’ll add roasted sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds (or each) plus flax seeds to the dough, then a number of sunflower or pumpkin seeds on prime.
• Baking staples: you’ll want salt and fast rise yeast, which is also referred to as fast rise yeast, to assist the bread rise.
• For moisture: we’re including each water and milk to the dough to present it simply sufficient moisture. Be happy to make use of common or dairy free milk. You’ll additionally want just a little olive oil.
• To sweeten: as I discussed, this bread recipe is of course sweetened with honey.

Can I make it gluten free?

Sadly, no, I can’t advocate a gluten free flour substitute for this recipe.

Methods to measure flour correctly

Whereas essentially the most correct solution to measure flour is to weigh it, many baking recipes are way more forgiving and received’t require a scale. Get all of my suggestions and tips for measuring flour precisely right here! This may be sure that your bread comes out good and fluffy as a substitute of dense.

The very best yeast to make use of on this recipe

As I discussed, you’ll need to use a fast rise or fast rise yeast within the bread recipe. Fast rise yeast doesn’t should be “proofed,” so that you don’t have to attend till the yeast “prompts” earlier than persevering with with the recipe. On this honey oatmeal artisan bread, you’ll merely:

1. Combine the yeast with the remainder of your dry elements.
2. Warmth up the milk and water till they attain 115 levels F, then combine within the honey and olive oil.
3. Combine the dry and moist elements collectively till they’re simply integrated.

That’s it! No proofing required. The fast rise yeast will activate (quickly) when blended with the nice and cozy milk/water combination and can work together with the sugars within the honey to activate.

Suggestions & tips for baking honey artisan bread

• Don’t overmix. When combining the moist and dry elements collectively, watch out to not overmix the dough. Overmixed dough will result in a dense bread loaf.
• Let the dough relaxation. After letting the dough rise for two hours, you’ll dump it out onto a well-floured floor, flip it over 8-10 occasions, and form it right into a ball. You’ll then need to place the dough ball right into a bowl lined with parchment paper, cowl it with a heat towel, and let it relaxation once more for about an hour. Don’t skip this half! It’s important for the feel and beautiful pockets that can bake up within the bread.
• Warmth your dutch oven. Earlier than including the bread dough to your dutch oven and baking it, you’ll need to warmth it up in your oven. Place the dutch oven in your chilly oven and preheat the oven to 425 levels F (the temp you’ll bake the bread at). Heating up the pan FIRST ensures that the bread has what’s referred to as an “oven spring,” which is the extra burst or rise that happens within the bread proper when it will get into the oven earlier than the crust begins to kind.
• Bake it with the lid on. You’ll need to bake the bread in your dutch oven with the lid on first in order that the bread is ready to steam a bit whereas it’s baking. This may give the bread that fantastic, crispy crust.
• Let it cool earlier than chopping. Like virtually each baked good, be sure to let the bread cool for 1 hour earlier than chopping into it in order that it retains its form.

Our favourite methods to take pleasure in this bread

I imply, can you actually go incorrect with freshly baked bread? I believe not. Listed below are a number of of the limitless methods you may take pleasure in this stunning honey oatmeal artisan bread:

Storing & freezing do-it-yourself artisan bread

• To retailer: it’s finest to retailer no knead artisan on the counter. As soon as the bread is totally cool, wrap it in plastic and retailer at room temperature. If the climate is sizzling or humid, it’s finest to retailer the bread within the fridge.
• To freeze the bread: wrap it in plastic wrap, then seal it in a bag, ensuring to get all of the air out of the bag. You may also wrap the bread in plastic after which wrap it tightly in foil. Bread ought to final 3 months within the freezer. As soon as able to serve, unwrap the bread and thaw at room temperature.

Extra bread recipes you’ll love

Get all of my bread recipes right here!

I hope you’re keen on this no knead honey oatmeal artisan bread! For those who make it make sure you depart a remark and a score so I understand how you appreciated it. Get pleasure from, xo!

Good Temper Meals Episode 8

The
Formidable Kitchen
Cookbook

125 Ridiculously Good For You, Typically Indulgent, and Completely By no means Boring Recipes for Each Meal of the Day

No Knead Seeded Honey Oat Artisan Bread

Prep Time 3 hours hours

Prepare dinner Time 35 minutes minutes

Complete Time 3 hours hours 35 minutes minutes

ServesServes 12 servings

Stunning no knead honey oatmeal artisan bread recipe made with easy elements for a straightforward bread recipe you will bake repeatedly. This excellent do-it-yourself artisan bread is comfortable and fluffy on the within with the proper golden crust. Get pleasure from this scrumptious bread toasted along with your fav toppings, dipping in soups, or making sandwiches!

Elements

• Dry elements:
• 3 ¼ cups (390g) bread flour
• ½ cup (48g) rolled oats (or use a sizzling cereal mix similar to Bob’s Pink Mill 5-grain sizzling cereal)
• 2 ½ teaspoons fast rise yeast (also referred to as fast rise yeast)
• ⅓ cup roasted sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds (or a mixture of each!)
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds (not flaxseed meal)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Moist elements:
• 1 cup (240g) water
• ½ cup (120g) milk of alternative (I exploit dairy free milk)
• ⅓ cup (112g) honey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Further:
• A number of tablespoons additional flour for shaping
• 1 tablespoons sunflower or pumpkin seeds for on prime of bread

Directions

• In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, oats, yeast, sunflower seeds, flax seeds and salt.

• In a microwaveable bowl, add water and milk and warmth up for 1 minute till barely hotter than bathtub water or roughly 115 levels F. Stir the honey and olive oil into the water/milk combination as soon as heat. Add moist elements to the dry elements and blend with a wood spoon till simply integrated, don’t over combine.

• Cowl with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for two hours or till doubled in dimension.

• After the dough has risen, place it on a well-floured floor and sprinkle it with just a little flour. Utilizing a scraper (or your fingers is ok), fold dough over about 8-10 occasions after which flip over and form right into a ball. Place dough in a parchment paper-lined massive bowl and canopy with a heat towel. Enable the dough to relaxation once more for about 45 minutes to an hour.

• Proper across the 30 minute mark of your dough resting, place a 4 to 6-quart Dutch oven with lid on within the chilly oven and preheat to 425 levels F and permit the pot to warmth up within the oven for 20 minutes. As soon as the oven has preheated all the best way, take away the pot from the oven and instantly add the parchment paper with the dough to the new pot (watch out as you do that!). Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon additional sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, then cowl with the lid and bake for 25 minutes.

• After 25 minutes, take away the lid from the pot and return to the oven, uncovered. Bake for 10-15 extra minutes till bread is sweet and golden on prime to your liking. Enable bread to chill for an hour earlier than slicing. Makes 1 loaf, about 12 slices. This bread is nice when toasted and served with butter and just a little salt. I adore it for dipping in soups and making sandwiches too!

Recipe Notes

See the total put up for suggestions & tips for making this stunning bread!

Diet

Serving: 1slice (based mostly on 12)Energy: 212calCarbohydrates: 36.7gProtein: 6gFats: 4.8gSaturated Fats: 0.5gFiber: 2.2gSugar: 7.9g