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Add the water,butter,honey in the bread machine.
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Add dry milk, salt and flour.
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Add yeast in a groove on top of the flour.
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You can make the bread on the White bread cycle or on the Dough cycle.
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When the Beep comes on; add Oatmeal.
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If you chose the dough cycle remove and shape into one loaf or 2 smaller ones.
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Sprinkle a bit of oatmeal on top.
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Preheat oven 375*.
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Let rise app 40 minutes.
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Lower heat to 350* and bake at app 30 minutes.
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Optional; use 1/2 whole wheat flour.
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SUCCESS HINTS: For added texture, add the oats after the first knead or at the beep on the fruit and nut cycle.
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For additional crunch, sprinkle a few oats on top of the loaf after the final rise.
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When you are baking it in the machine and you see it rising to the top while it is baking, use a needle to make a few tiny holes to punch it slowly down and it avoids having it ruin the top of the bread.
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Instant oatmeal doesn't work, but quick-cooking oats do.