Plain Oatmeal
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot, bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
Add 1 cup of rolled oats and ¼ teaspoon of salt.
Reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve hot, optionally with milk or sweetener.
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
- Rolled oats
- Starch that swells in boiling water, thickening the liquid into a creamy porridge.
- Water
- Hydrates the oats so they soften and cook through.
The step that matters
Stirring during the simmer. Oats settle and can scorch on the bottom of the pot, and stirring keeps them suspended so the texture stays even and creamy.
“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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