23/12/2025
🍯 Where’s the Honey Mummy Recipe 🍞
This festive season, we’re sharing a wholesome Honey Oat Bread from the Charles Butler Foundation — soft, slightly sweet, and packed with oats. Perfect for breakfast, toast, or a festive snack!
✨ Why we love it
Natural honey adds a gentle sweetness, while oats give it a lovely texture. This no-knead bread is easy to make and deliciously aromatic straight from the oven.
👩🍳 Recipe
Ingredients
• 3 cups + 2 tbsp (410g) bread flour, divided
• 1 cup (85g) old-fashioned or quick oats (not instant)
• 1½ tsp (4g) instant or active dry yeast
• 1½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1½ cups (360ml) water, close to room temperature (~21°C)
• 6 tbsp (128g) honey
• 2 tbsp (30ml) vegetable oil (or other neutral oil)
Method
1️⃣ In a large bowl, whisk together 3 cups (390g) bread flour, oats, yeast, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
2️⃣ In a medium bowl or jug, whisk water, honey, and oil together. Pour into the flour mixture and stir gently until combined. Dough will be heavy and sticky — do not overwork.
3️⃣ 1st rise: Cover tightly with cling film or foil and leave at room temperature for 12–18 hours, until nearly doubled.
4️⃣ Grease a 9×5-inch loaf tin. Gently fold in remaining 2 tbsp (20g) bread flour. Using lightly floured hands, shape dough into a loaf and place in the tin. Score the top with a sharp knife or bread lame.
5️⃣ 2nd rise: Loosely cover and leave at room temperature for 1 hour until slightly risen. Preheat oven to 191°C / 375°F.
6️⃣ Bake for 50–60 minutes, tenting with foil after 30 minutes if browning too quickly. Loaf is done when it sounds hollow when tapped or reaches 90°C (195°F) internally.
7️⃣ Cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
🫙 Store at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the fridge for up to 10 days.
📥 Download a copy of the recipe here: https://www.charlesbutler400foundation.org.uk/our-honey
Soft, chewy, and naturally sweet — perfect for festive mornings! 💛
