What can i do with maple, fruit and nut porridge

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

Hi

as a new sahm (with a 6 week old baby) and hopefully oser i really want to stop throwing away food (mostly bought by oh and not on my menu plan :mad: ).

i have a box of quaker oats with maple flavoured sultanas, dates and pecan which i would like to make into a cake/biscuit of some description.

i have milk, eggs and sugar but no flour in.

i have visitors this week so id love to show off my baking skills :T

thanks in advance

(i don't have much experience of baking so quantities in the recipes would be a lifesaver)

Daisy_Daisy_2

are they like porridge oats or more finely milled?

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

they are like porridge oats daisy daisy

Daisy_Daisy_2

OK, well here some suggestions -
if you can get some golden syrup (you don't need much) you can make:

flapjacks

75g of butter or margarine
50 - 75g light brown sugar (I am sure white sugar would work as well)
1 tablespoon of golden syrup
175g of porridge oats (your quaker mix)

1. Put the butter or margarine, sugar and golden syrup into a saucepan and stir over a low heat until the fat and sugar have melted.

2. Add the porridge oats and blend thoroughly.

3. Press into a well greased 18cm square sandwich tin.

4. Bake in the centre of a moderate oven at 180c or 350f or gas mark 4 for 25 minutes or until evenly golden brown.

5. Mark into fingers whilst warm.

6. Allow to become almost cold in the tin before removing.

Or you could use it as a crumble topping on top of any fruit you like but I think apple would go really well
55g/2oz butter
30g/1oz caster sugar (any sugar really)
30g/1oz rolled oats (your quaker mix)
30g/1oz flour
melt butter, add the rest, cook for 2 or 3 mins
put on top of your ready cooked fruit and bake for 5-8 mins @ 250C

hope that might help!

scottish_lassy

two words - Twink's hobnobs - can put anything in them!!!

Daisy_Daisy_2

Ooh!, have just found a Quaker Oat official recipe page!

http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/index.cfm

you can search recipes for bars, cookies, etc.

good luck!

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

thanks some great ideas

Skint_Catt

I made twinks hobnobs when my OH didn't like some fruity porridge he bought. YUMMY!
I always call them twinks and no-one asks why! :rotfl:

Daisy_Daisy_2

Why??
*sorry, Had To Ask! :-))

Skint_Catt

Why do I call them Twinks? Cause Twinks is the person on here that gave me the receipe!

Daisy_Daisy_2

and please can we have the recipe? :-)