Dark country bread with oats

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 400 g wheat flour, type 550
• 200 g oat flakes
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 cube of yeast
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 350 ml water, lukewarm
• 1 handful of flour, for working

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 3 hours; Total time approx. 3 hours 20 minutes

for 2 loaves of bread

In a bowl, mix the wheat flour with the oats and salt. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. Gradually stir the yeast water into the flour mixture, finally stirring in the olive oil. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes. Form into a ball, sprinkle with a little flour, and let it rise, covered, in a warm place for about 2-3 hours. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into an oblong loaf (similar to a baguette, only shorter). Make 5 cm deep cuts across each half. Cover with a slightly damp cloth and let it rise for about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 250°C (230°C fan-assisted oven). Place a heatproof bowl of water on the floor of the oven and bake the bread in the hot oven (center) for about 25 minutes until nicely browned. Let it cool on a wire rack.