Sesame-oat Cinnamon Swirl Loaf

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (1 package)
• 1/2 cup warm water, 105 f - 155 f
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 4 -4 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine the boiling water and rolled oats in a large bowl.
• 2 toast the sesame seeds in a small frying pan, stirring frequently, until golden brown (3-5 minutes). add the seeds to the oats.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. add the sugar and let it stand 5 minutes until yeast (if the yeast doesn't bubble, it probably isn't active. don't try to bake bread with this!).
• 4 stir in the butter, salt, and cooled oat mixture.
• 5 add whole wheat bread flour and beat in the all-purpose flour until the mixture makes a stiff dough. let it rest for 15 minutes.
• 6 wash and grease the bowl, then add the dough to the bowl; turn over to grease the top. cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour).
• 7 punch the dough down and divide in half. roll each out to make a rectangle 8 x 12 inches; sprinkle both halves with the cinnamon.
• 8 roll up tightly, pinching the seams and ends to seal.
• 9 grease 2 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pans (medium loaf pans). let the loaves rise in the greased pans until doubled (about 45-60 minutes).
• 10 heat oven to 375°f bake until the loaves are golden and sound hollow when tapped, 30-35 minutes.
• 11 remove immediately from pans, and cool on a rack.