Oatmeal
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Prepare
In a pot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil.
Add a piece of butter and 1 teaspoon of salt to the boiling water.
Cook
Stir in 1 cup of oatmeal.
Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until thickened.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Oatmeal
- Its starch absorbs water and swells as it cooks, thickening the porridge.
- Butter
- Adds fat for richness and a smoother mouthfeel.
The step that matters
Stir in the oatmeal. Oatmeal dropped into boiling water can form lumps if not stirred in well, because the outer grains hydrate and seal before the inside wets. Stirring spreads the grains apart so they hydrate evenly, and the starch then gelatinizes as it cooks to thicken the porridge.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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