Oatmeal Quick Bread

OATMEAL QUICK BREAD

This bread is so easy to make you can whip it up in a few minutes and have it baking while you make your meal. Taste great warm with a little butter!

(Serves 12)

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup milk
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon quick-cooking oats, uncooked
2 eggs, lightly beaten
6 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 cups flour
2 and 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8 and 1/2" by 4 and 1/2" loaf pan. In large bowl, combine milk and 1 cup oats; let stand 5 minutes. Add brown sugar to melted margarine and mix well. To oat mixture, add eggs, margarine, and brown sugar. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt just until blended. Spoon batter into loaf pan. Sprinkle top with remaining oats. Bake 55 to to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

(If you use a 9" by 5" loaf the baking time might be different. You will have to keep an eye on it and check it after 40 minutes.)