This morning when I opened up the Cheerios for a bowl, they had went stale.  So I searched for something to use up this stale cereal.  I found a bread, not quite using up all my cereal, but it was different.  I'm sure depending on the different type of cereal used, it would have a different taste.  Mine with Cheerios tasted like a whole wheat bread, very soft and fluffy.  I'm going to try grinding the cereal up into a flour state again and try it with Grandmother Bread!

Cereal Bread

• 2 cups warm milk (about 115°F or 45°C)
• 2 cups stale cereal
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• ½ cup warm water (about 115°F or 45°C)
• ½ cup quick-cooking or rolled oats
• 1/3 cup molasses
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 5 ½ to 6 ½ cups flour

Directions

1. Warm the milk in a pan. Add the cereal and let it soak for 5 minutes.
2. In a large, non-metal bowl, sprinkle the yeast and sugar over warm water. Stir until dissolved.
3. Add cereal mixture, oats, molasses, oil, salt and 2 cups flour. Use a mixer or wooden spoon and mix until well blended (about 2 minutes).
4. Add 1 cup of flour and mix for another 2 minutes.
5. Stir in more flour until the dough is somewhat soft.
6. Remove dough from bowl and knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
7. Form the dough into a ball and place it in a large, lightly greased bowl. Turn the dough over once.
8. Cover with a towel and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 ½ hours, or until about double in size.
9. Punch down the dough then divide it in half. Cover and let rest for 5 minutes.
10. Shape each half into loafs. Place each loaf in a greased loaf pan.
11. Cover the pans and let rise about 1 hour, or until about double in size.
12. Bake in a 375° F (190° C) oven for 40 to 45 minutes. The loaves are done when dark brown and sound hollow when tapped.
13. Immediately remove from pans and place on racks to cool.
14. Slice and serve with butter, peanut butter, jam or honey or enjoy it plain.

Makes 2 loaves.

No, I didn't know that.  I always use my stale crackers like bread crumbs.  So, maybe putting on a cookie sheet in the oven will bring this bag of cereal back to life?