Rolled Oats
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the oats
Bring 1 quart of water to a boil.
Slowly sift in 1 quart of rolled oats and add 2 teaspoons of salt.
Cook for 5 minutes.
Slow cook
Transfer to a double boiler and cook for 2 to 3 hours without stirring.
Use a fireless cooker for best results.
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
- Their starch absorbs water and swells, thickening the liquid into a creamy porridge.
The step that matters
Sifting in the oats slowly. Adding oats gradually to boiling water lets each portion hydrate separately, which prevents dry clumps from forming as the starch swells.
“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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