Bread Machine Honey Wheat Oat Bread

Step 1

Prepare your bread maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Step 2

Place wet ingredients in the bottom of the pan.

Step 3

Add dry ingredients on top of wet, making a small well in the flour to add the salt and yeast.

Step 4

Bake using the "basic" or "normal" bread cycle. (If your bread maker allows you to choose crust darkness, I'd suggest "light" as the honey in the bread causes the crust to darken more than some bread, and a "light" setting will give you a medium crust.)

Step 5

Optional, but it's a nice touch if you can catch the machine right before the bake cycle and brush the top of the loaf with a tablespoon of melted butter and then sprinkle on a tablespoon of old-fashioned oats. It gives the finished loaf a nice look with the oats on top, but that's completely optional.

Step 6

Remove from the bread machine when complete, and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack before cutting for best results.