Honey Oat Sandwich Bread

In your stand mixer bowl, add flour, oats and salt. Mix until combined.

Slowly add milk, honey, egg, and sourdough discard to the stand mixer. When the dough has just about come together, add the softened butter 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix on a low speed for 10 minutes. (You don’t need a stand mixer for this, I have kneaded this dough by hand many times and it works just fine). Knead until a smooth ball forms.

Cover the dough and let rest for 2 hours or until doubled in size.

After resting, punch the air out of the dough to release the gas and transfer onto a clean surface. The dough should not be sticky so extra flour isn’t necessary.

Cut the dough into two equal parts, and shape into two oval loaves by tucking the ends towards the middle, rolling into a log and tucking the ends together pinching the seams shut.

Spray for tops of the loaves with a mist of water (or use wet hands), sprinkle 1/2 cup of oats on the surface of your workspace and roll the top of your dough over the oats. They should easily stick because the dough is wet and tacky.

Place the bread loaves into two greased bread pans, cover and let rest for an additional hour or until it has doubled in size.

While your dough is rising, preheat your oven to 390 degrees.

Bake at 390 for 25 - 27 minutes.

Let your bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack. Let cool for 20 minutes before slicing and serving!