Tim is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America. After honing his skills in many fine restaurants, he opened Tim Schafer's Cuisine, Cooking With Passion, in Morristown, NJ. Tim shares his enthusiasm for cooking with beer in his popular column "The Brew Chef's Corner" in The Ale Street News, and is working on his first cookbook in which he shares his favorite beer enhanced recipes.|
Ingredients: 4 oz Old Jock™ Ale 4 oz Kinmount™ Willie Oatmeal Stout 4 oz Unsalted Butter 1 ½ cups Quick Oats ½ cup Dark Brown Sugar 2 packages Dry Active Yeast 1 cup Lukewarm Water ½ cup Instant Non Fat Dry Milk 4 cups All Purpose Flour + ½ cup for kneading 1 tsp Kosher Salt 1 Egg beaten Makes 2 loaves Brew Clue: .25 oz dry active yeast = .75 oz compressed yeast. |
Preparation: Preheat oven to 375°. In a 2 quart saucepan bring beer to a simmer, stir in the oats, remove from flame. Add butter and ¼ cup brown sugar. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water, add the remaining ¼ cup brown sugar. Once sugar and yeast are dissolved add the this to the beer mixture. Add the dry milk, flour and salt. Incorporate thoroughly and turn onto a floured surface. Knead, adding more flour as necessary, until the dough is a firm ball, approximately 3 - 4 minutes. Place in a buttered bowl, cover and proof for 1 hour, in a warm place. After an hour punch dough and divide into 2-8" greased loaf pans, proof uncovered for an additional ½ hour. Lightly brush with beaten egg and sprinkle some oats on the top then bake for 45 minutes. Bread should sound hollow and a toothpick should come out dry. |