Rolled Oats or Wheat
Ingredients
Directions
Start the porridge
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a pot.
Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 cup of oats or wheat.
Cook
Boil for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat and cook over boiling water for at least 1 hour for better flavor.
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
- Oats or wheat
- Starch that swells in the boiling water and thickens it into a porridge.
The step that matters
Stir constantly during the 10-minute boil. Starch granules settle and stick to the bottom of the pot as the porridge thickens. Constant stirring keeps them suspended, prevents scorching, and gives an even texture.
“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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