Maple Oat Wheat Bread!

Ingredients:

• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup water for cooking oats
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tsp butter
• 2 tsp yeast
• 1 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Cook the oats in water until tender. 
2. In a large pan, add the cooked oats and milk and wait till the hot mixture is just about warm for the yeast. 
3. Add in the yeast and maple syrup  and mix well.
4. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes.
5. Add 1 cup all purpose flour and mix well.
6. Add in the salt and mix well.
7. Keep adding wheat flour 1/2 cup at a time to form a soft dough.
8. Place dough in well oiled container, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place for about an hour.
9. Punch the dough down and knead well using little flour.
10. Place dough in bread pan in the oven and let rise for half an hour or until doubled.
11. Place a containier of hot water under the pan during the half hour.
12. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.
13. Cool on rack for 10 minutes. 
14. Brush melted butter on top(optional)
15. Slice when completely cool.
16. This bread comes out very soft and with a mild sweet taste which goes well with any breakfast or tea. And  is very healthy with the oats, maple and whole wheat!