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    Home » Everything Amish » Plain Culture

    Visit with Amish Friend and Amish Oatmeal Bread Recipe

    Published: Apr 28, 2016 · Updated: Apr 28, 2016 by Kevin Williams | Leave a Comment

    My friend, Chris Speicher, runs a farmers market bakery booth in Houlton, Maine.

    My friend, Chris Speicher, runs a farmers market bakery booth in Houlton, Maine.

    By Kevin Williams

    When I was in Smyrna last week I was lucky enough to catch my friend, Chris Speicher, at home.  He's a very interesting man with lots of interest in holistic health and healing.  Recently he and his wife started selling baked goods at the Houlton Farmers Market in Houlton, Maine each Saturday during the summer and fall. So if you are lucky enough to be near there, I have one word: VISIT!!!  You'll be very lucky to snag one of their pies or homemade loaves of bread. Here is information about days and hours.

    "You know, that gluten-free is really popular," Speicher commented during our conversation.  He said that they make a homemade oatmeal bread that is not gluten-free, but has earned raved reviews from those steering away from gluten.  SIGH, I'm a glutton for gluten.  Bread does me in...Speicher isn't sure why his oatmeal bread sells so well, but it does (maybe people buy and think it is gluten-free, he doesn't advertise it as such and his recipe does have "a little white flour" in it).

    Who knows?  He also gave me a box of an interesting sounding herbal supplement which he said has something curative qualities for digestive issues. I'm still researching that and I'll report back.

    Meanwhile, I have an Amish oatmeal bread recipe in my archives that I thought I'd share.

    The Amish woman in Indiana says of the bread:

    "While often sliced and served for supper, fresh bread can be found on the table at any meal of the day. I used to make a lot more bread when all of our children were still living at home – usually about nine loaves a week. I would bake the bread before they came so when they got in the door it was good and warm.” 

    Here is her recipe.  My guess is that it has more white flour than Chris's, this oatmeal bread version is from at least 30 years ago before the gluten-free trends swept in.

    Amish Oatmeal Bread
     
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    Prep time
    1 hour
    Cook time
    30 mins
    Total time
    1 hour 30 mins
     
    Serves: 4 loaves
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup whole wheat flour
    • 2 cups quick-cooking oats
    • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons salt
    • 4 tablespoons butter
    • 4 cups boiling water
    • 2 (¼-ounce ) packages active dry yeast
    • 1 cup warm water
    • 9 to 10 cups bread flour
    Instructions
    1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and butter.
    2. Pour the boiling water over the top and mix.
    3. Let cool to lukewarm.
    4. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and add to the oat mixture.
    5. Add enough bread flour to make an elastic dough and knead thoroughly until smooth.
    6. Place the dough in a large greased bowl and turn once so it’s greased lightly on top.
    7. Cover with a loose piece of cheesecloth or plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft-free place to rise until double (about 2 hours).
    8. Punch the dough down, then re-cover and let rise again until nearly double (about 90 minutes). Divide the dough evenly into 4 balls and shape into loaves.
    9. Place each loaf in a greased loaf pan, cover, and set in a warm, draft-free place to rise again until nearly double (about 90 minutes).
    10. Bake in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes, until the loaves are nicely browned and sound hollow when tapped.
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