Bread of Life!

Okay I know I've posted more in the last 3 days then I did in the last 30 but I can't help it! So I have tried out two new bread recipes and I love them so I thought I would pass them along to you! If you haven't tried making homemade bread yet, just try it, you'll never go back to store bought again! Anyway here goes:

Oatmeal Molasses Bread

5 cups water (warm)

2 Tbsp salt

2 Tbsp vital wheat gluten (for ww flour)

1 cup sugar or honey

3/4 cup applesauce or oil

2 eggs

1/3 cup molasses

4 cups oats (I use quick)

3 Tbsp yeast

4 cups whole wheat flour

5 cups white flour (about)

Put ingredients together in order stopping after oats mix together then add the ww flour and yeast mix for 1 min then let rest for 1 min to let yeast start, continue mixing in the white flour one cup at a time until dough doesn't stick to the sides anymore and mix for 10 min. then cover and let rise to double in bowl. Once doubled punch it down and knead on a floured surface into loaves and put in greased pans. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with pam so they don't dry out and let rise again to desired loaf size. Preheat oven at 400 degrees then turn down heat to 325 degrees just before placing loaves in the oven and bake for 33 min. When done brush tops of loaves with butter and turn out on a wire cooling rack. Do not bag until cool or they will sweat in the bag. This makes 4 loaves but don't worry they freeze well and you can just pull one out when you need it! Note: I have done this with all white flour too and you just omit the vital gluten, enjoy!

Cinnamon Swirl Bread

3 cups water (warm)

1/2 cup sugar or honey

1 Tbsp yeast

1/3 cup powdered milk

1 Tbsp salt

1/4 cup applesauce

Flour (about 6 cups)

2 tbs milk (divided)

1 egg

Cinnamon Sugar Mix

1/4 cup sugar

5 tsp cinnamon

Put all ingredients except yeast and flour together in mixer then add 2 cups flour to water mixture, pulse to just mix then add yeast on top. Mix for 1 min then let rest for 1 min to let yeast start. While mixing, continue adding flour 1 cup at a time until dough doesn't stick to the sides anymore then let mix for 10 min Then let rise to double in size in the bowl. Once doubled punch it down and remove from bowl and let rest on the counter for 10 min. Divide dough into loaf size balls and roll one at a time out on counter to 16x8 rectangle then brush with milk and sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture on the dough. Roll dough up into loaf form sealing he ends and place in greased pans making sure the seam side is down in opposite corner so it won't unroll as it bakes. Use the remaining milk to mix with egg and brush egg mixture on top of loaves. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with pam so they don't dry out and let rise to 1 inch above the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 min. (by the way this makes great french toast!)