Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread with Icing
Ingredients
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 0.8 cup warm water (110º)
- 0.3 cup shortening
- 0.3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 each egg
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- 1 tsp salt
- 0 cup flour
- 0.3 cup oatmeal
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 0 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 0 tbsp butter
- 0.8 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp cream
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Dissolve yeast in water.
- 2
Add shortening, sugar, egg, cocoa, salt and 1 cup of the flour.
- 3
Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of mixer, scraping bowl frequently.
- 4
Stir in remaining flour and oats and blend until smooth.
- 5
Scrape batter from sides of bowl and cover bowl.
- 6
Let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
- 7
Stir down batter by beating about 25 strokes.
- 8
Turn out on floured board (dough will be soft) and divide into 8 equal parts.
- 9
Shape each into a ball, roll in butter and then in cinnamon and sugar which have been blended together.
- 10
Place balls of dough next to each other in a greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- 11
Let rise until double in bulk (about 40 minutes).
- 12
Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 minutes.
- 13
Remove from pan immediately.
- 14
Prepare glaze by browning butter in a saucepan over medium heat until a delicate brown.
- 15
Blend in remaining ingredients until smooth.
- 16
Drizzle over cooled loaf.