Changes I would make next time:

- well...S. said that I need to find a way to make the oats stick to the top better; so probably an egg wash instead of a milk wash next time.

 

 

Seven-Grain Bran Bread

From Donna Washburn and Heather Butt's Canada's Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup skim milk powder
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon molasses
2 tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups bread flour
1/3 cup bran cereal
1/3 cup 7-grain ceral
1 teaspoon yeast
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon quick cooking rolled oats

Instructions:
1. Measure ingredients into baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Insert pan into oven chamber.
2. Select "dough" cycle, press start.
3. When complete, remove dough from pan, punch down, knead into oval, place in buttered bowl, turn to coat and let rise in a warm place for 30 - 40 minutes.
4. Brush top with milk, sprinkle with rolled oats. Place in pan of choice.
5. Bake in a preheated 375 F oven for 35 - 40 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.