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Bread Machine Oatmeal Breakfast Bread is a convenient and hearty cinnamon bread that makes wonderful toast or french bread.
Have you noticed my love of my bread machine yet? I’ve made Garlic Bread, Coconut Bread, and use it to mix up the dough for Herb Bubble Bread. I like to make bread to eat as toast or use in french toast instead of using the store bought stuff. It’s really helped us to cut back on costs.
The bread we like I but for $2 a loaf generally. That’s a lot of money for bread! Especially when my kids have toast and sandwiches every day! We have been known to go through 3-4 loaves in a week. That’s money I could be spending on meat. Using my bread machine means that I can make a loaf or 2 a week without much extra effort. When I do make my own bread we only go through bread for sandwiches for lunches on the go. We can make a store bought loaf of bread last for over a week.
Plus it is a lifesaver when we are going to be gone all day but will be home in time for dinner. I’ll make dinner in the crock pot, bread in the bread maker, and sometimes even a side dish in another crock pot. Add fruit and some microwaved frozen veggies and you have a complete meal within half an hour of coming home. To me that is way better than spending $40 or more on eating out!
It’s also perfect if you are not a confident baker. Baking has not been my strong suit so the bread machine has been a big life saver. Have I convinced you yet?
I do realize the initial cost of a bread machine can be high so look around on yard sale pages or thrift stores. Or you could even ask if someone has one that they don’t want anymore. You never know. I got my first bread machine for $20. We used that sucker till it died 4 years later. The one I have now is from a friend who didn’t want there’s anymore because she liked to make bread herself. This bread machine (*affiliate link*) has great reviews and is currently on sale off Amazon .
Bread Machine Oatmeal Breakfast Bread
Bread Machine Oatmeal Breakfast Bread
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 5 tsp applesauce
- 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
- 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cups oatmeal
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 tsp yeast
Instructions
- Add water, apple sauce, and maple syrup or honey to the loaf pan.
- Then add dry ingredients except yeast. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the yeast.
- Select the basic or white bread cycle and medium/ normal crust.
- Note: you can use wheat flour but I've found it results in a very dense loaf.
Annmarie says
January 18, 2015 at 3:05 pmI need to try this sometime, looks fantastic!
Lean Lena says
January 20, 2015 at 10:50 amThis recipe just made me post on Facebook to see if any of my friends have a bread maker they don’t want anymore 🙂 🙂 🙂
If they do, I’m going to make this first thing when I get one 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing with Tasty Tuesday today, Jade!
Jade says
January 22, 2015 at 1:00 pmAwesome Lena! I hope you find one soon!
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
January 20, 2015 at 1:35 pmThat sounds great! We haven’t had a bread machine in years…the last one we had vibrated right off the counter and broke. It’s quite possible it may have had help from a furry family member. At any rate, we’ve been without one ever since. I’m sure I could adapt this though!
Jade says
January 22, 2015 at 1:01 pmOh I’m sure you could adapt it Michelle. I do make bread from scratch as well but it’s nice to be able to come home to the smell of fresh made bread when we have been gone all day.
Jenny @ Honey and Birch says
January 20, 2015 at 2:51 pmI so wish I hadn’t given away my bread machine now!! I can’t for garage sale season – I’m going to be on the lookout for one now. 🙂
Jade says
January 22, 2015 at 1:01 pmGood luck Jenny! I hope you can find another one.
Christie says
January 20, 2015 at 4:55 pmI’m a sucker for bread. Any bread. Seriously. It it comes in loaf form I will eat my weight in it. This bread looks FABULOUS! I love the oatmeal in there. YUM!
Jade says
January 22, 2015 at 1:02 pmI’m with you Christie. There are few things in life as good as the smell of fresh made bread. Maybe right behind fresh made cookies!
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says
January 20, 2015 at 5:15 pmI make homemade bread at least once a week and the flavor is superior (not to mention the nutrients.) Your version looks quite tasty!
Jade says
January 22, 2015 at 1:03 pmThanks Kristen. That’s awesome that you make bread every week. I’m usually good about making it every other week.
Joy @ Joy Love Food says
January 20, 2015 at 5:21 pmSounds delicious, I love making my own bread. I’ve never used a bread maker before, but will now be on the lookout for a used one 🙂
Jade says
January 22, 2015 at 1:03 pmIt’s a super handy machine to have around in the kitchen.
Sarah @ Sarah's Kitchen says
January 21, 2015 at 1:54 amOkay I definitely have to convince my mom to buy a bread machine so I can make this delicious bread!
It looks great!
Simple Hacks Living says
January 21, 2015 at 6:10 pmLooks wonderful! Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays!
Roxanne says
January 23, 2015 at 8:36 amIs there anything better than fresh baked bread?? Thanks for sharing at Pin-Worthy Wednesday!
Catherine Holt says
January 24, 2015 at 3:04 amThere is nothing like the smell of home made fresh bread filling the house….yum!!!
Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
Debbie says
May 13, 2015 at 12:44 pmMy Hubby bought me a West Bend bread maker from Walmart and I have used it more often then when I had my old one. Mine even has a setting for making jam which is so simple. I love oatmeal so I am going to try this recipe tomorrow.
Jade says
May 13, 2015 at 12:46 pmMine also has a setting to make jam but I’ve never used it. I guess I was kind of afraid to. Do you have a recipe for making jam? I love my bread maker. It seriously is such a lifesaver!
Lois says
June 5, 2015 at 6:14 pmI made this recipe today as we were out of bread and I was too lazy to go to the store. I recently bought a Zoriushi bread maker and I have been making lots of bread. This recipe by far is the best bread I have made so far. I used local honey instead of the maple syrup and it is to die for. Thank you so much for this amazingly wonderful recipe. I can’t wait for toast tomorrow morning.
Jade says
June 7, 2015 at 1:42 pmI’m so glad you loved it Lois. It really is a staple in our house and makes fantastic toast and french toast!
Miranda says
January 6, 2018 at 12:37 amMade this bread last night it was so nice to wake up too! It is definitely a keeper. And I can confirm that it does make great french toast. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I need a good bread knife now.
Miranda says
January 6, 2018 at 3:38 amAlso, my son asked where the raisins were. It would taste great with raisins.
Jade says
January 19, 2018 at 12:22 pmI agree it would taste great with raisins. My family is not big on raisins so I usually leave them out.