Milk Porridge
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the oats
Soak the oat meal in the water overnight.
Strain the mixture in the morning.
Boil the water for 30 minutes.
Finish and serve
Add the milk and salt to taste.
Bring to a boil once and serve.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Oat meal
- Provides the main body and thickness as its starch swells and gelatinises during cooking.
- Milk
- Adds creaminess, richness and a softer, mellower flavour to the porridge.
The step that matters
Bringing the milk to a boil. Milk contains proteins and sugars that can scorch and stick to the bottom of the pot, and it can boil over quickly. Keep the heat moderate and stir so the milk heats evenly.
“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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