Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  boiling water
  1                cup  oatmeal
  1           teaspoon  salt
  4        tablespoons  shortening
     2/3           cup  molasses
  1            package  yeast -- dissolve in 1/4 cup
                        water
  5 1/2           cups  flour

Preparation:

1. Pour boiling water over oatmeal. Add salt and shortening. Stir and cool. 2. Once cooled, add molasses and yeast dissolved in water. Knead in flour (adding up to 6 cups) to make a soft dough. 3. Cover and let rise until double. 4. Grease and flour 2 small bread pans. Turn dough out onto floured surface and kneade briefly adding more flour if necessary to prevent it from becoming sticky. 5. Divide dough into 2 loaves, shape and put in pans. Let rise until doubled. 6. Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes. Remove pans and brush tops with butter while still warm.

Nutritional Information:

3869 Calories (kcal); 64g Total Fat; (14% calories from fat); 87g Protein; 732g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 2247mg Sodium