instant porridge-make it yourself?

piecemeal

What a great idea, thanks! I did wonder if it would help to whizz the oats in a blender first. DH goes to work really early some days and can't face breakfast at 5 or 6 am, so this would be easy to do in the canteen when he has his break.

zippychick

ive merged this with an older DIY porridge thread
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viv0147

I buy my porridge from Lidl 39p for 500g Its really nice 50g for 3 minutes in the Microwave add some fruit once cooked HEAVEN

betony

Interesting thread.

As part of my 'getting back to basics' and trying to eat simpler, less-processed food, I've decided to stick to plain oats for my breakfast. Like some posters here, I've found I like it by simply pouring boiling water onto oats (I like the jumbo ones), stirring and leaving to stand for a minute or two before adding a splash of milk and maybe some dried fruit.

Apparently, pouring boiling water onto oatmeal while stirring is known as 'brose' in Scotland, and has been done for almost as long as oats have been a staple there. Incidentally, oatmeal is not quite the same as rolled or porridge oats, the former being stone-ground similarly to flour, rather than being crushed and rolled by metal rollers. Oatmeal retains more of the oat bran and B vitamins than porridge oats, too. Oh, and no true Scot would [/I]dream[/I] of adding sugar to their porridge, merely a pinch of salt to bring out the nuttiness of the oats

madaminx

I soak the oats overnight with dried fruit, raisons, etc and honey with water. Then add a bit of milk before putting in the microwave in the morning.

:-)

Seakay

iammumtoone wrote: »

I'd like to try this. Where do you suggest I leave it somewhere warm? especially in the winter when I tend eat porridge.

Airing cupboard?
Haybox?
Wrapped in a duvet?

Not knowing where and how you live it's hard to be specific!

datlex

I always do my porridge in the microwave. It is quicker and you can add whatever you like to it such as raisins or cinnamon etc and topped it with any fruit you fancy.

Downsizing__for_sanity

I often pour over boiling water from the kettle on my porage oats before I go to bed (then when they are cooked, they are 'porridge'!). In the morning I microwave then for say 90secs and add milk to taste. Soaking them makes them cook quicker and I seem to remember that it makes them more effective at lowering blood cholesterol as well to do with beta glucagon fibre or something. And of course it would probably take less calories to fill you up I guess.

The Mortgage Free in 3 recipe looks good and I'll be trying this one in he winter.

Ellie

23rdspiral

I'd like to share an idea for those that want porridge but dont have cooking facilities at work..

I was reading a story set in the countryside 50yrs ago where the family ate porridge in winter and in the summer they just had 'oats'. They would measure out a portion of porridge oats, add normal cold milk, then go feed the cows or whatever... when they came back they ate it with honey or just on its own.

I thought it sounded odd, but at the cost of a table spoon of oats it was worth a try... and it's lovely. Surprisingly creamy, no indigestion, more filling and cheaper than cornflakes, doesnt go funny if i have to take a call and it sits there for a while! and i can have it at work without having to walk down 4 flights of stairs to the microwave!

alice-mary

23rdspiral wrote: »

I'd like to share an idea for those that want porridge but dont have cooking facilities at work..

I was reading a story set in the countryside 50yrs ago where the family ate porridge in winter and in the summer they just had 'oats'. They would measure out a portion of porridge oats, add normal cold milk, then go feed the cows or whatever... when they came back they ate it with honey or just on its own.

I thought it sounded odd, but at the cost of a table spoon of oats it was worth a try... and it's lovely. Surprisingly creamy, no indigestion, more filling and cheaper than cornflakes, doesnt go funny if i have to take a call and it sits there for a while! and i can have it at work without having to walk down 4 flights of stairs to the microwave!

This is what I do too! In the winter, I do use a microwave for 90 seconds though, just long enough for it to be warm without burning my mouth! So simple, tasty and very economical!

Alice
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