today's recipe experiments

[topaz]

Oatmeal bread with cooked oatmeal

Both boys asked for oatmeal this morning and neither of them ate it.  Before I threw it out it occurred to me that it must be possible to turn this wreck into oatmeal bread.  This turns out to be a recipe adapted from Beard on Bread, a book which I, unaccountably, do not own.  It's very easy and turns out to make two very nice loaves of bread, even using instant oatmeal and whole wheat flour (despite the poster's insistence on regular oats and bread flour).

Peanut butter dog biscuits

These are still in the oven so my chief taster has not had a chance to try them yet (despite her deep soulful eyes looking up at me as I mix), but they smelled so good while I was rolling them out that I was tempted to eat some of the dough myself, chicken broth and all.

Comments

[jostajam.livejournal.com]

I do most of my oatmeal in the microwave. The old fashioned stuff takes a few seconds more, but the only difference is that instant is ground to dust. My younger kid likes that the packets are pre measured. He loves to be able to use the microwave himself. If I pre measure regular oatmeal, add sugar and dried fruit, he might be happy.