I wanted to make a recipe for honey month. Airbone Honey are holding a competition for an original recipe containing honey. I'm not going to enter this one, but it's a start.

  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, or quick-cooking (not instant) oats, divided
  • 1 1/3 cups whole-wheat flour, or white whole-wheat flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup yoghurt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup clover honey, or other mild honey
  • 3/4 cup milk
  1. Position rack in middle of oven; preheat to 180C. Generously coat a loaf tin with cooking spray. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon oats in the pan. Tip the pan back and forth to coat the sides and bottom with oats.
  2. Thoroughly stir together whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Using a fork, beat the remaining 1 cup oats, yoghurt, egg, oil and honey in a medium bowl until well blended. Stir in milk. Gently stir the yoghurt mixture into the flour mixture just until thoroughly incorporated but not overmixed (excess mixing can cause toughening). Pour the batter into the pan, spreading evenly to the edges. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon oats over the top.
  3. Bake the loaf until well browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. (It’s normal for the top to crack.) Let stand in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a table knife around and under the loaf to loosen it and turn it out onto the rack. Let cool until barely warm, about 45 minutes.

It has a nice cakey texture. Slice up and serve with butter.