The Easiest Homemade Bread Ever.

When we had our soup I posted about yesterday, I made some delicious bread to go with it.  This is by far the easiest homemade bread you can make.  And it is pretty good too. 

It's ease comes from the fact that it does not need to be Knead.  haha- sorry I could not resist.  It is just like a quick bread or sweet bread (such as Strawberry Bread or Lemon Blueberry Bread)- just mix it all together, place in pan, give a little rise and let it bake up!

(Mine did not bake up quite as much as it has in the past, I think my yeast might be sickly, or I had too much whole wheat flour.) 

Four-Grain Batter Bread
adapted from Betty Crocker

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 Cups flour (I used my mix of whole wheat, white whole wheat and pastry flour)
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 4 1/2 tsp dry yeast
• 2 Cups water (or milk)
• 1/2 Cup water
• 1/2 Cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 Cup wheat germ
• 1/2 Cup quick oats

Directions

1. Grease two standard bread pans and sprinkle with cornmeal or extra oats.
2. Mix 3 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt baking soda and yeast.  
3. Add warmed water (or milk) (120 degrees) to flour mixture.
4. Beat until moistened.  
5. Stir in additional whole wheat flour, wheat germ, oats and remaining whole wheat flour mixture- enough to make a stiff batter.  
6. Divide mixture evenly between the bread pans.  Loosely cover and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
7. Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes or until done.