Pumpkin Oat Bread

If you want to make bread, and you know you do, fall is a great time to do it. And this pumpkin oat variety is just as good as it sounds!

1 1/2 tablespoons yeast with 2 tablespoons sugar (any sweetener will work)

Let the yeast mix sit in a warm place and work for about 1/2 hour. When the yeast has grown to at least twice its original size, add the rest of the ingredients.

1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats - grind in

coffee grinder

1/2 cup oats - not ground

1 cup cooked squash or pumplin

1/2 cup flax meal

3 tablespoons molasses

2 eggs (optional)

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 cups water  

3 cups wheat flour

Stir and let sit covered in frig for 12 or more hours.

Knead on a floured pastry cloth, adding enough flour to make the dough smooth; form loaves; let rise until doubled, and then bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Everybody should be free to go slow.      Robert Frost