Honey-Wheat-Oatmeal Bread

For bread machines:

• Crack the eggs into a liquid measuring cup.

• Add the honey and whisk it together with the eggs.

• Add the water to bring the ingredients to 1Œ cups in volume.

• Beginning with the egg mixture, put the remaining ingredients (except the cooking spray) into the bread machine in the order listed.

• The bread can be baked in the machine following the manufacturer’s directions or in a conventional oven after the first rise.

For conventional ovens:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

• After the first rise, roll and shape the dough to fit into a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray to prevent sticking.

• Cover the pan with a clean towel, set it on a warm corner of the counter and allow it to rise again.

• Bake the bread for 35 minutes or until the top of the loaf browns.

• Remove the pan from the oven and let the bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan on a rack.

• Remove the bread from the pan and cool it for an additional 10 minutes on a rack.

This article appears in Jan 1-31, 2007.