Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

Made in the bread machine this bread caves in and has a hard thick crust. I am going to try this in the oven next time.

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staceywatts

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Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2009

Really good wheat bread. The best recipe I've run across so far. The oatmeal keeps it nice and moist.

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merryc

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2009

I'd been looking for a recipe for whole wheat bread and so far, I love this one! I substituted the dry milk for 1% milk and added 1/3 cup of crushed pecans!! Baked it in the quick, whole-wheat setting of my bread machine (3.30hrs) and it turned out great! Fluffy, flavourful... the only thing I will do next time is reduce the salt, it was a bit too salty for me.

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NadiaMayl

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2009

Great loaf, made second time today. I followed instructions, it made a nice loaf. Next time though I think I will just use the dough cycle and bake in oven for a regular shaped loaf.

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Denise

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2009

This bread is very good, loaf only lasted 20 mins after making it. YUM!

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

Probably the best bread machine recipe I have tried so far... no variations on the original recipe; it's great as is.

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gtrgeorge

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

I've made this recipe a few times now, and I will be making it again and again. The first time I made it, I followed the recipe. The second time I made it, I substituted applesauce for the butter and I tossed in some very ripe bananas that I had. I also just used the machine to knead the dough. I divided the dough in half, placed in greased loaf pans, let them double, and baked at 375°F for about 40 minutes. This is such a good recipe. Definitely a good staple bread. Thank you :)

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betsyjean79

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2008

Great hearty texture. Not too fluffy but not too heavy. This was exactly what I was looking for. We had this with a vegetarian Italian Peasant soup and it didn't fall apart when dipped into the broth. I didn't have powdered milk so I just used regular milk in the same measurement. Set the breadmaker for whole wheat, 2lbs and medium crust. Perfect, perfect, perfect!! Thanks!

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nut99

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

Very good. It came out perfect. Made the dough in the bread machine and let it proof in the oven and baked it at 350. Even the finicky boyfriend loves it!

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2008

This is my family's favorite "staple" bread. Moist and great texture. Great with butter, toasted, as part of a sandwich, and with grilled cheese.

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2008

I have been searching for months for the perfect sandwich bread. My search is over, this was great, moist, golden, smooth taste. Thank you.

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008

Over-rose and fell. Too much yeast. Possibly the author used salted butter and counted on the salt in most quick cook oatmeals to control the rise. I didn't have those sodium sources and my bread didn't work well. Good crust, nice flavor, but the measurements need tweaking.

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BRR

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2008

Completely underwhelmed by this bread. I followed the suggestions of others and increased the yeast to 2 tsp, and switched the ww flour & white flour quantities. My setting on my bread machine was for whole wheat bread, light crust. I got a dry bread that was lacking in flavor. I would not recommend this recipe.

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2008

This bread is awesome. I used 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour and 1 cup of white flour and baked it in the oven instead of my breadmachine. Very fluffy bread, great texture. Next time I am going to try this recipe with all whole wheat flour. UPDATE: I tried all whole wheat flour and it is awesome!

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Denise

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2008

Nice. Good for sandwiches. Lovely toast.

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

Great bread. My kids ate half the loaf when it came out of the bread machine! This is now a favorite! Makes great grilled cheese sandwiches. Thanks :)

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NSPARROW

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

I made a crock pot stew for dinner and went looking for an oatmeal bread to serve with it. This was a good choice - I followed the recipe as indicated, with the exception of adding 2 tsp yeast (I have found this to be the ticket with other recipes and this one was no different). This recipe had a great flavour and a fine texture for a whole grain bread. Thanks for sharing Wendy.

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Barb A.

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2008

I have been trying a new whole wheat recipe bread every day this week. The differences between each recipe are slight, but it looks like our family votes this recipe as the best one from the site. It wasn't too dense, nor did it have the bitter flavor some whole wheat bread has (I used 100% whole wheat, no bread flour). It tastes just like something from the bakery, even if you don't take the time to make it by hand.

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rubyruth

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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2008

This bread turned out great for me! I didn't have the nonfat dry milk, so I substituted buttermilk for 3/4 c. of the water. Also, I reversed the measurements of the bread flour (I used Gold Medal Better for Bread) and whole wheat, so it only had 1 c. of the white flour. I used the whole wheat setting, and light crust, and it was perfect! The texture was moist and elastic, just the way I like my bread. I will be making this again!

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Cynthia H.

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2008

I did not have dry milk powder so I subbed non fat milk for the water - kept all other ingredients the same. I only used the dough setting - did not bake the loaf in the bread machine. My son was here and had a sandwich made with the bread and he could not stop commenting on how good it was!

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