Copycat Outback Steakhouse Bread Recipe

Copycat Outback Steakhouse Bread Recipe

from ihearteating.com
110 min
24 servings

Copycat recipe for Outback Steakhouse honey wheat bread 

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups warm water (100°-110°F)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 3 ½ cups whole-wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2-3 cups bread flour
  • rolled oats (for dusting loaves)

Directions

  1. 1

    In the bowl of a stand mixer fitter with a dough hook, stir together water, oil, honey, and molasses until mixed well.

  2. 2

    Add wheat flour to water mixture.

  3. 3

    Add cocoa, yeast, and salt, and stir until blended.

  4. 4

    Allow mixture sit for 10 minutes.

  5. 5

    Stir in bread flour, one cup at a time, until dough clings to hook and almost clears the sides of mixer, about 3-4 minutes. You may not need to use all of the bread flour.

  6. 6

    Cover bowl with greased plastic wrap.

  7. 7

    Allow dough to rise in the bowl until doubled, about 30-60 minutes.

  8. 8

    Divide into 2 pieces.

  9. 9

    Cover each piece with greased plastic wrap, and let dough rest for 5 minutes.

  10. 10

    Shape pieces into loaves, and sprinkle with oats.

  11. 11

    Place each loaf in a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.

  12. 12

    Let dough rise until doubled, about 30-60 minutes.

  13. 13

    Toward the end of the rising time, preheat oven to 350 F.

  14. 14

    Bake at for 30-40 minutes.