Vermont Oatmeal Maple-Honey Bread

Fluffy oatmeal bread flavored with maple and honey. This Vermont Oatmeal Maple-Honey Bread makes the best French toast! Or use it for sandwiches, toast, it’s delicious for anything!

This post originally posted July 27, 2010. Updated March 30, 2021.

I haven’t made a yeast bread in a long, long time.

Well, I make these dinner rolls probably every other month or so but an entire loaf of bread? It’s been awhile.

I think making a loaf of bread is the most satisfying thing you can make in the kitchen. Taking just basic ingredients and rolling them around on your counter (or in a mixer) for a little while and it somehow turning into a loaf of bread? It never gets old.

This is an old favorite that I’ve made many, many times. It had whole wheat and oats so it’s pretty hearty and it’s flavored with maple and honey! It’s sweet but not so sweet that you can’t spread butter on it and serve it with dinner or make a ham sandwich with it.

I highly recommend using it to make French toast.

Ingredients

• Boiling water
• Rolled Oats
• Brown sugar
• Maple flavoring
• Honey
• Unsalted butter
• Salt
• Cinnamon
• Instant yeast
• Whole wheat flour
• All-purpose flour

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl, combine boiling water, oats, brown sugar, maple flavoring, honey, butter, salt, and cinnamon; let cool to lukewarm
• Add yeast and flours, stirring to form a rough dough
• Knead about 10 minutes by hand or 5 – 7 minutes with a machine, until the dough is smooth and shiny
• Transfer to a lightly greased bowl; cover and let dough rise for 1 hour (it should double in size)
• Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf; place in greased loaf pans
• Sprinkle with oats if desired
• Cover and let rise about 1 hour (they should double again)
• Preheat the oven to 350F
• Bake for 35 – 40 minutes; they should be golden brown and the interior should register 190F
• Let cool completely before slicing and serving

Tips and Tricks

• I always recommend weighing your ingredients for bread if possible. I have this food scale – it’s under $15 and stores easily in my baking cabinet.
• If your house is cold, let your dough rise on top of the counter with the dishwasher running. The heat will help it along. I’ve also let dough rise in the laundry room with the dryer going.

Can You Freeze Homemade Bread?

This recipe makes 2 loaves so you’re probably going to want to freeze one.

I think the best way to freeze bread is to wrap the entire loaf tightly in aluminum foil and then place it in a freezer bag. Make sure to squeeze out as much air as possible before you put it in the freezer.

The homemade bread will be good in the freezer for up to 6 months. When you’re ready to eat it, let it defrost at room temperature until it’s completely defrosted.

More Yeast Bread Recipes

• Tomato Herb Focaccia
• Bread Machine Wheat Oat Bread
• Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread
• Beautiful Burger Buns

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