Rolled or Crushed Oats
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot, combine rolled oats, boiling water, and salt.
Cook over medium heat for 1½ hours, stirring occasionally.
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
- Form the bulk of the dish, absorbing water and swelling as they cook into a thick, creamy porridge.
- Boiling water
- Hydrates the starch in the oats and provides the liquid that turns them into a soft, spoonable texture.
The step that matters
Stirring occasionally during the long cook. Oats settle and can scorch on the bottom of the pot during a long, gentle simmer. Occasional stirring distributes heat and keeps the texture even.
“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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