Difference between oatmeal and oats?

thriftlady_2

What are you making monkeyboy? It might depend on the recipe. Also if you are using an American recipe then oatmeal is the word they use for porridge oats.

v8monkeyboy

Hi,

It's oatmeal parkin - the recipe I'm using is Delia's.

Thanks,

Tracy xx

thriftlady_2

Right, I'm sure I've seen recipes for parkin that use porridge oats. If you want oatmeal though then I don't see why whizzing oats in the fp won't work.

v8monkeyboy

Thank you!

Am off to make now (present for people on placement), so will see how it goes.

T xx

soba

If I'm making Staffordshire oatcakes (they require oatmeal) I just blitz some oats in the processor. Never had a problem with it.

Penelope_Penguin

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread to keep tips together

Penny. x