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Baked Oatmeal

5/21/2013

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We recently had spend the night company and I wanted to have a good breakfast without a lot of trouble.  So this one seem to catch my eye.  I wanted something that I could make in advance and have ready to bake in the morning.   It turned out yummy, so thought I'd share it with you. 

 What I like about this recipe also, is that it gives the oats and the nuts a good soaking.  Why is it important to soak grains and nuts?  Simply put, it aids in digestion and breaks down some natural anti-nutrients.  You can read more about this at Food Matters.  

You can make this recipe starting two days ahead or just one day.
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Baked Oatmeal
(Ingredients listed in red)

3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Place oatmeal and walnuts in a glass bowl and cover with filtered water.  Soak overnight, or just skip this first soak and add the oats and walnuts to the mix below and soak all overnight.

Drain in colander and put back in glass bowl mixing in the following:

1/2  cup maple syrup (or sweeten to taste)
2    eggs, beaten
2    tsp. vanilla
1    tsp. sea salt
1/2 stick melted butter
2   tsp. baking powder
2   tsp. cinnamon
2  cups milk

Soak all overnight; add more milk in the morning if too dry.  Needs to be a little soupy, like if you were going to boil it to cook.

Grease a 9 x 13 glass dish with coconut oil or butter.
Line the bottom with a single layer of sliced bananas.
Put mixture on top.
Place fresh or frozen blueberries, dried cranberries or a mixture of berries on the top.
Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Melt 1/3 stick butter with extra maple syrup and pour over top.  Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Whole Living.

5 Comments
Kristen
5/22/2013 12:58:44 am

And it was SOOOOOO yummy! I can't wait to make it myself. I meant to ask, did you use sprouted rolled oats or just regular rolled oats. I wondered that since you soaked them.

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Debbie Vail link
5/22/2013 01:48:27 am

Kristen,

Thanks for the compliment! Actually, I had the rolled oats and I did not label them at time of storage so I do not know if I had previously sprouted or soaked them, but you can use sprouted oats and the extra soaking won't hurt, but in case you don't use sprouted oats, this recipe will take care of that.

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Lee link
5/24/2013 11:35:42 am

Just curious about the soaking since it was just water. I had always added some whey or vinegar or something to the soaking water. Will it still give benefit to just use plain water?

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Debbie link
5/24/2013 03:33:43 pm

Lee,
That's a good question. Thanks for asking. You know I wondered the same thing, too, but then I realized that my friend Peggy from TYH Sprouted Flour probably only uses plain water to produce her sprouted flour products. And the link that I have to Food Matters in this post states this: " I have found many references to soaking nuts, grains, and seeds in water, salt water, or a warm water mixture with something acidic like yogurt, whey or lemon juice. It seems within 7 to 24 hours the enzyme inhibitors are neutralized and the anti-nutrients are broken down regardless of the method you choose." This is in context of sprouting grain.
Now having said all that, I'm wondering if just soaking in water is only beneficial if the seed, nut or grain can be sprouted, and would it refer to seeds, nuts, and grains that are ground or flaked and cannot be sprouted? Is it still beneficial with just water?
I personally do not like the taste of the oatmeal after an acidic soak, so by using just plain milk along with the other ingredients and letting it soak for the 2nd night, I figure that it does just about like an acidic soak, since the milk I use is raw and unpasteurized. The milk does have some live cultures, just maybe not as numerous as fully cultured yogurt or kefir. Regardless, I do know that most food bloggers have in their instructions to use an acid medium. This is something that I will dig a little deeper to find out.

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Dating in Paradise link
5/12/2025 08:23:28 am

I love that you can make it ahead of time.

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