Oat Bread and Farls

 Dough too stiff. Try adding oats after kneading


3 cups whole wheat flour or white wheat flour
2 cups rolled oats
3 Tbls. butter
.5 tsp. salt
2 tsp. yeast
2 tsp. brown sugar or honey or molasses or maple syrup
1.5 cups warm water or milk

Dissolve sugar in 1 cup warm water. Add yeast and let rise. Stir together flour, oats and salt, cutting in butter. Add the yeast mixture when it's foamy, mixing in the rest of the water as well. Knead on a floured surface, kneading in as much flour as necessary. Let rise in a covered, oiled bowl for 15 minutes. Knead again, form into a loaf and let rise in the pan, still covered, for 30 minutes in a warm place. Bake at 350 F for about 1 hour.


For farls:

After the dough has risen, roll it out into circles about 9" wide and 1/2" thick. Cut into quarters. Let rest for about 15 minutes, then grill the pieces in a skillet, until cooked through, flipping once to brown each side.