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To The Stubborn, The Spoils
Sun Sep 07 2008



On the Oatmeal front. . .

Victory!

It took 5 tries.... [all but one was eaten up by the way].

But we have arrived at the closest approximation to the baked oatmeal that I was so fortunate to eat in Montana.


I give you....

Baked oatmeal ....

Kitchen tested, and tested and tested by yours truly.

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'Oatmeal Nirvana'


2 cups old fashioned Oats
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/4 t. salt
1 t. baking powder
1/2 cup walnuts
1/4 cup raisins or other dried fruit of your choice

Stir all these dry ingredients together in a medium sized bowl

In another bowl mix together:

1/4 cup brown sugar or splenda
2 T. soft butter

Then add:

4 egg whites beaten up a little
1 t. vanilla
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup Smucker's Boysenberry Syrup
1 1/2 cups non fat milk

Mix the wet and dry ingredients together thoroughly and pour into a greased 8 by 8 baking pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes

Let the oatmeal rest in the pan for at least 15 minutes before cutting into it. Be patient. I think it actually has a better texture the next day warmed up in the microwave myself....


A few notes about this whole thing. I have an aversion to recipes with a lot of ingredients. This one pushes my limit. If you have this same aversion, press on through it at least once, and give this a try. In case you wonder about the non fat milk, I wouldn't change that particular ingredient. Virtually all the recipes I tested called for it. There may be some convoluted food science reason. Dunno. But that's what I used in all of them.
It took me a while to catch on about the fruit syrup part. The original one at the restaurant was a darker color than I was getting in any of my attempts.
And I remember mentioning to Hub Man while eating it... "This tastes fruity." Well, I think our clever cook, with access to all those Huckleberries, threw in some Huckleberry juice in his baked oatmeal. The closest thing I have to that is Smucker's Boysenberry Syrup.* This one ingredient pushed the experiment over the edge from 'Close, but no Nirvana.' to 'By George, I think She's got it!'

*Of course if you HAVE some Huckleberry syrup on hand.... I hate um.... am VERY jealous of you. And by all means, use that instead.


I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.















8 Comments
  • From:
    Dustbunny3 (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 07 2008
    I can taste it really I can,Slobbering Dustbunny.
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 07 2008
    I'll have to give that little bit of heaven a try. Thanks for sharing ;)
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 07 2008
    YIPEE!
    I can't wait to try this!
  • From:
    SummerPlace (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 07 2008
    Oh, wow, can't wait to try this one!! Hugs!
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 07 2008
    Gotta get the ingredients together, but By George, I'm gonna try it. I will take your recommendation as gospel.


    Bless
  • From:
    Blueheron (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 07 2008
    I have been waiting patiently for this recipe. So has my mother when I told her about it. No huckleberries here, but we do have local blueberries tucked away in the freezer, could make a sauce from those... this sounds yummy. Glad to see splenda as an option.

    Thanks for all your investigative baking and eating.
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Sep 07 2008
    That looks so good I may have to break down and go in my kitchen to bake some. This could set a dangerous precedent you know. They might actually expect me to leave the quilt studio and cook more often. That just won't do at all, but I'm willing to risk it for a moment of epicurean nirvana.
  • From:
    Diane (Unauthenticated) (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Sep 10 2008
    YAY! Good job!!! I can;t wait to try this myself. It looks soooo good! Thanks.