Hi Bold Bakers, while in quarantine I've seen that you guys have been baking up a storm.
Now I know a lot of you are taking this time to perfect your bread making skills.
We have heard that there's a shortage of yeast out there however. So I've got an amazing quick
bread recipe for you that can be made with pantry staples and be whipped up all by hand in minutes.
And I'm here again and you may hear baby George during the episode too.
So that's right, my husband Kevin is behind the camera. We also have baby George in the corner.
Between the three of us, we're going to nail this episode. So we're going to get started in a nice
big bowl. So into your bowl, we're going to add in our oats. Now for this recipe, you can use
old fashioned rolled oats or you can use quick cooking oats either work really well. So into
this we're going to add in some milk, plain yogurt. If you don't have yogurt, you can always
use sour cream or you can do a mix of both. Next we're going to add in some oil. Now you can use
neutral oil, so sunflower oil, vegetable oil, canola oil, and you can even use olive oil for
this but you might want to save that for your cooking. Do you not like my baking? I think
George prefers olive oil. Next we're going to add in some honey for a little bit of sweetness.
And then we're going to crack in an egg. So if you don't eat egg, you can always use flax egg
and this and that will work really well. And then with a fork, we're just going to whisk all these
together. Now you might notice that I added in oats into the wet ingredients. And the reason
that we do that is so that they hydrate while they sit in the wet ingredients. So when they're
all mixed up like this, we're going to set this bowl over to the side for around 45 minutes or so
let those oats soak and then we're going to add in the rest of our ingredients. So into this bowl,
we're going to add in some white flour, some whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda,
and some salt. And then just give these a quick stir together. You're such a good boy George. So
like I said, this is a quick bread, which means it's not leavened with yeast because we don't
have any. This is leavened with baking powder and baking soda. I think this is a quick enough
recipe to get done before George's nap. I'm hoping George is going to go for a nap soon.
So there's my dry ingredients. Now here I have my wet ingredients. My oats are nice and soaked,
so they're just going to go straight in there. So now like I said, you don't need a mixer to
make this. All we're going to use is a wooden spoon and our hands. And then with a few swift
moves of your spatula, fold this mix all together. It's similar to how we mix a soda bread. You just
want to do a few mixes. It's especially important with this recipe that you don't overmix it so you
end up with a lovely soft loaf. So just a few mixes. This is looking great. Okay, so here's
an important part. Once you actually mix up your dough like this, you do want to get it into the
oven nice and fast. And I'll tell you why. The chemical reaction has started between the milk,
the yogurt, baking soda and the baking powder. It starts to react. You want that to happen in
the oven. So here I have my baking pan and it's buttered. This is my Bigger Bolder Baking loaf
pan and it's nonstick. Then just pour your dough into there. And then with a spatula,
just spread it out evenly in your tin. So you'll notice this is a lovely soft dough. You want to
get the same texture that I did. If it's a little bit drier, then feel free to add a little bit more
milk. But there you go. Like I said, that's quick and easy. And then we're just going to scatter
some rolled oats on top to make it look nice and pretty. So like I said, nice and quickly,
let's get this into the oven. And remember, all of the baking instructions can be found
on BiggerBolderBaking.com. As for right now, here's one I made yesterday. So it's nice and
cool and we can cut into it. So now what makes this quick bread lovely and different to soda
bread is that once you cut into it, you'll notice it's really soft. If you give it a bit of a
squeeze, it's a lovely soft bread. It's not dense like the way soda bread can be. And then if you
look at the crumb there, there's all these lovely bubbles in the crumb. It's just a really lovely
bread. So I love this as is with a little bit of Irish butter. It also makes amazing toast.
It's just spongy and soft and bubbly, a little bit of sweet. And it has all that goodness from
the oats and the whole wheat. This is such a gorgeous bread. And I bet that you've got the
ingredients right now to hand to be able to make this. And it was quick enough that we were able
to make it before George took his nap. Be sure to check out all my other bread videos and I can't
wait to see what you bake.
