Porridge Oats

Linda32

Originally Posted by Linda32
Well this is a receipe I use for oats.

150g Butter - I use Stork
50g Golden Caster Sugar
4tbsp golden syrup
275g Rolled oats - I use Smart price oats which are fine, 1kg bag for about 40p

Preheat the oven to 190c/fan170c/gas 5, grease and line a shallow 20cm square tin with baking paper, mines 23cm

Put the butter, sugar and syrup in a small pan over a low heat and stiru until butter has melted. Stir in the oats and press mixture into the tin, bake for 20 minutes or until just golden at the edges.

Leave to cool completely until you turn out and cut into pieces

Ianna wrote: »

I tried to make these sort of things a while ago and it was a disaster. How thick should they be? What should they feel like on the top when they're ready? Can you add things to them e.g. cherries, coconut?

Hi Ianna, Well when I press the mixture all around the tin, I'd say they are about 1/2" thick.
I line the tin with baking parchment which I brush with oil first. Then lift out when cold.

One or two do break in half, (once you've cut them up) but mostly they stay in one piece

I would have thought you could use dried fruit, chopped finely, I'd subsitute the fruit for the same quantity oats.

Kadeeae

dronid wrote: »

Oats can be used to bulk out mince and pastry.

Yep, my nan used to make 'meatloaf' with beef/pork mince and always used oats in the mix.

karren

just made the hob nobs there are fab!! to a firm favourite from now on and soooo cheap to make thanks x

soon2bjobless

Granola breakfast cereal - melt 2 tablespoons butter, 1/2 teasp vanilla esscence, 1/4 tsp salt,1/3 cup honey and 1/3 cup peanut butter in a pan and add 3 cups oats and mix. Put on a large baking tray and put in a medium oven for about 25 mins until crispy (have to keep mix it ) - take out of oven, cool, break up and put in an airtight jar.

Everyone in my family love this recipe - you dont actually need that much and just a little bit of milk and its lovely

Justamum

Lucyeff wrote: »

Stupid question coming up...is cake flour self raising flour?

There's no such thing as a stupid question! I had this problem when living in SA. Cake flour is plain flour, so you have to add baking powder to it - I think (but am not absolutely certain) that it's 1tsp for every 8oz.

Seems like oatmeal is the same as porridge oats whizzed up, which is fab!

I was going to do this myself rather than buy expensive oatmeal. I'm going to try and make my own digestive biscuits from one of my old, old cookery books (well I've had it for about 20 years anyway!)

CountryWife_2

How about using oats as a savoury crumble topping? Oats, butter, salt, maybe some ground nuts or seeds added in. then use it instead of potato for cottage pie, or on top of your favourite stew.

silverbabe

Unfortunatly using oats without much fat and sugar seem to be pretty difficult. I'll give you my recipes anyway and you can make up your own mind.
First not porridge, but granola. That crunchie cereal you can get in health food shops. This is an American recipe, hence the 'cup' measurements.

7 cups of dry ingredients including
at least 3 cups of rolled oats
and then choose from
Wheat germ
Wholewheat flour
Sunflower seeds
Sesame seeds
Dry milk solids
Chopped nuts
Dried coconut
Etc. etc
1 cup of liquid, choose from or combine
honey
oil
margarine
milk or cream
peanut butter

Then bake in a greased baking pan/s in a cool oven for 30-60 minutes, stirring often. Do not overbrown.

When cool add, as desired
raisins
chopped dates
dried apples
dried apricots
Etc, etc

Here's a snack option

Honey Nut Balls

Half a cup of honey
Half a cup of peanut butter
1 cup dried milk solids
1 cup rolled oats

Mix well.
Shape into little balls.

Eat as they are.

Sounds odd doesn't it, but I liked them and it's a good one for kids to do.

angie_loves_veg

CountryWife wrote: »

How about using oats as a savoury crumble topping? Oats, butter, salt, maybe some ground nuts or seeds added in. then use it instead of potato for cottage pie, or on top of your favourite stew.

Just thought that his would be lovely with a little grated cheese mixed in, to top veg etc......

liz545

How about making an oatmeal loaf? There's a recipe for a lovely-sounding rolled oat and apple bread in The Handmade Loaf by Dan Lepard, which uses a sourdough starter, but I'd for a basic bread I'd reckon on replacing about 50g of the flour with oats, preferably that you've soaked in 100ml boiled water for 5 minutes. The advantage of the oats is they give the dough moistness and a rich taste without needing to add fat, and the bread will keep for longer. HTH!

Lizbetty

silverbabe wrote: »

Unfortunatly using oats without much fat and sugar seem to be pretty difficult. I'll give you my recipes anyway and you can make up your own mind.
First not porridge, but granola. That crunchie cereal you can get in health food shops. This is an American recipe, hence the 'cup' measurements.

7 cups of dry ingredients including
at least 3 cups of rolled oats
and then choose from
Wheat germ
Wholewheat flour
Sunflower seeds
Sesame seeds
Dry milk solids
Chopped nuts
Dried coconut
Etc. etc
1 cup of liquid, choose from or combine
honey
oil
margarine
milk or cream
peanut butter

Then bake in a greased baking pan/s in a cool oven for 30-60 minutes, stirring often. Do not overbrown.

When cool add, as desired
raisins
chopped dates
dried apples
dried apricots
Etc, etc

Here's a snack option

Honey Nut Balls

Half a cup of honey
Half a cup of peanut butter
1 cup dried milk solids
1 cup rolled oats

Mix well.
Shape into little balls.

Eat as they are.

Sounds odd doesn't it, but I liked them and it's a good one for kids to do.

Ooooh granola! Sounds fab. Dd1 is fed up with toast for breakfast so that would go down a treat, esp with yogurt (saves her spilling it on the carpet so much cos it sticks it together, lol!)

I will definitely try that! Thanks! Will let you know re: the loafs and scones, still not had chance to make them yet, unfortunately. Think I feel a baking day coming on tomorrow (even though I tried an old pair of jeans on which I have on now - I said they fit but I CAN'T BREATHE!!!!!!!!!! Definitely bread based muffin top going on here )

Luce x