The difference between rolled oats and...?

nikiyoung

Hi
Have been looking around for Rolled oats but I can't find them in my local tesco's can I use Porridge oats?
I want to make some flapjacks and some cookies from the recipe list.
TIA
Niki

comping_cat

Im not sure of the difference (if any) but i use normal porridge oats in my flapjacks, and they are lovely!!!!

Rikki

I've seen rolled oats near the flour section in tescos.

Whitefiver

Hi,

I believe Rolled oats are porridge oats (as opposed to oatmeal), so you have the correct version.

Ooooohhhhhh, flapjack, lovely!

Regards,

White.

nikiyoung

WOW quick response. Thanks to all!!
Did look in the flour section but had DD's with me (also why are there never any staff about when I can't find anything, not even one of the internet shoppers!)
I'll have another look on wed in the Extra, when I should do my weekly shop ;-)
Thanks again Niki

holly876dog

Any help on recipe for flapjack, looked on internet and some are different ingredients&cookng times!
Thx
xx

kiwichick

I use tesco vlaue porridge oats for my home baking, they work fine and are only around 30p a 2kg bag.

Ronankfan

I add apricots and apple to mine to make it slightly healthier!!!!!

MATH

I had porridge for brekky and often make flapjack rolled oats are also great for padding out mince. Brown the mince and once the fat has began to run stir in the oats, by the time the dish is cooked you cannot tell what's meat and what's oat. I also add oats to my crumble mix when I have a mind both sweet and savoury to add more texture. HTH

Swan_2

Whitefiver wrote:

Hi,

I believe Rolled oats are porridge oats (as opposed to oatmeal), so you have the correct version

you're right, they are the same thing

although the terminology's always puzzled me, because porridge was originally made from oatmeal, before rolled oats came along

Gingham_Ribbon

Glad you asked this. I used morrisons porridge oats in a flapjack recipe yesterday and they came out more like toffee than flapjacks. Our visitors loved them and so did we, but they couldn't have been described as flapjacks. I thought maybe it was cos of the oats I used. I must have done something else wrong.

No harm in making another batch. :j