Oatmeal
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Mix the oatmeal smooth in cold water the night before.
Pour the mixture into boiling water.
Add a little salt to season.
Cook and serve
Keep the water at a boil for 2 hours.
Stir thoroughly at intervals.
Just before serving, add a little milk to whiten and improve the 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.
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Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Oatmeal
- Provides the starch and fiber that thicken the water into a porridge.
- Milk
- Adds creaminess and a milder, sweeter flavor, and lightens the color of the porridge.
The step that matters
Keep the water at a boil and stir at intervals. Oat starch needs sustained heat to swell and gelatinize fully. Stirring prevents oats from settling and scorching on the bottom of the pot, giving 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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