Old-Fashioned Oat Bread

3 cups bread flour
1/3 cup rolled oats
3 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup water
2 1/4 tsp dry yeast

1. All ingredients must be at room temperature. Liquid ingredients should be approximately 80 degrees F. Cut butter into small cubes. Add ingredients in the order specified by your bread machine owner's manual. Do not use delay bake function.
2. Select white or basic bread and normal or medium crust.
3. Remove baked loaf from pan at the end of the baking cycle, and cool on a wire rack at least one hour before slicing.

Tip: Gently brush top of rising loaf with vegetable oil and sprinkle lightly with some rolled oats, at least 10 minutes before the bread machine begins to bake.

Source: The All-New Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook, by Tom Lacalamita