Oatmeal
Ingredients
Directions
Bring the water to a boil.
Stir the rolled oats slowly into the boiling water.
Cook for one hour, or overnight.
Serve with milk, syrup, or butter.
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
- Provide the bulk of the dish; their starch thickens into a creamy porridge as they cook.
- Water
- Hydrates the oats and carries the heat, letting the starch swell and soften the grains.
The step that matters
Stir the oats slowly into the boiling water. Adding oats gradually while the water boils keeps the temperature up and helps the grains disperse evenly, so they are less likely to clump into lumps.
“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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