Use dry oatmeal
in meatballs and meatloaf to replace breadcrumbs.
Griggs Burgers
1 lb lean
ground beef
¼ c chopped
onions
2 eggs
Oatmeal
Salt and pepper
or other seasonings
Combine the
ground beef, onions, and eggs. Add enough oatmeal to thicken the beef enough to
form patties (¼ – ½ c). Season to taste
(we like 1 teaspoon Greek seasoning or other meat rub). Form patties and cook
to desired doneness. Makes 9-3oz patties.
Oatmeal Rolls
2 1/3 c water
1 c oatmeal
3 T butter (or
cooking oil)
1 T dry yeast
2/3 c brown
sugar
5 to 6 c flour
1 ½ t salt
Combine
oatmeal, water, and butter in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high 3-4 min.
until oatmeal is cooked. Pour into a large mixing bowl and allow to cool.
When oatmeal
mixture is cool, add the yeast, brown sugar and ½ flour. Mix well. Add salt and
enough flour to make a soft, sticky dough. Knead one minute more. Place dough
in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour).
Punch down,
divide dough, and shape into 24 balls. Place balls one inch apart on greased
baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled (30-45 min.). Bake at 350° for
20-25 min.
Oatmeal
Pancakes
(These pancakes
are thin and chewy, a lot like sourdough pancakes without the sour.)
1 c oats (quick
or regular depending on how chewy you want your pancakes)
3 ½ c milk (or
3 ½ c water and 1 c milk powder)
2 c all-purpose
flour
3 t sugar
1 T baking
powder
¼ t salt
2 eggs
¼ c butter
melted (or cooking oil)
Mix oats and
milk in a small bowl. (If using water and milk powder, mix oats with water and
add milk powder to other dry ingredients. In a large bowl, combine dry
ingredients and make a well in the center. Add oatmeal mixture, eggs, and
butter or oil. Mix just until blended. Cook on a hot griddle.
Neiman Marcus
Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 c
butter/margarine
1 c sugar
1 c light brown
sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
2 ½ c blended
oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend in the blender until a fine powder)
½ c regular
oats
2 c flour
1 t soda
1 t baking
powder
½ t salt
¾ c nuts,
pulsed in the blender
¼ c chopped
nuts
4-8 oz Hershey
chocolate bar grated (do not use Symphony)
8-10 oz
chocolate chips
Cream butter
and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Mix together dry ingredients.
Add to butter mixture slowly. Mix in chocolate chips, Hershey bar, and nuts.
Allow dough to sit for 10 min. Bake at 375° for 8-10 min. Cookies should still
be puffy with their tops slightly cracking.
Honey-Oatmeal
Bread
(By far, our
favorite bread at the Royer house.)
2 ½ c water
1 c oats (quick
or regular—if you use regular oats, you may end up adding as much as ½ c water
to the final dough)
2 T butter or
cooking oil
1 pkg dry yeast
or one scant tablespoon
¾ c honey or
maple syrup
5 to 7 c
all-purpose four
2 t salt
Combine water,
oats, and butter or oil in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high 3-4 min.
until oatmeal is fully cooked. Allow oatmeal to cool. (If I am in a hurry, I
add some flour to the oatmeal to help it cool faster.) Add honey to the oatmeal
and mix. Add yeast and ½ flour. Mix well. Add salt and enough flour to make a
soft, sticky ball. Knead one more minute. Pour into a greased bowl and cover
with plastic wrap. Allow to rise until double (1 to 1 ½ hours). Pour out onto
lightly floured surface. Divide into two balls. Cover and let rest 5 min. Shape
into loafs and place in greased 9 x 5in pans. Cover and allow to rise to 1 ½
size (30 min to 1 hour). Preheat oven to 425°. Put loaves in oven. Turn down to
350°. Bake 35-40 min.
You may
substitute half wheat flour for the all-purpose flour. This may require a bit
more water.
