Post by beth on Nov 21, 2019 13:20:58 GMT -5
Has everyone else been toasting oats before cooking? I can't remember where I read the article, but recently read about toasting oats before cooking and them having a nutty flavor. I long ago gave up on oatmeal because I ate instant while I was in college and then found cooked oatmeal was a totally different and very bland thing. At first I thought it was sugar that made the difference -- but it wasn't really sweetness but adding . any sweetener just made them sweet and bland. LOL . DH enjoyed oatmeal, my dad enjoyed it -- I couldn't get there.
I recently read an article about toasting oats and nuttiness, so I decided to try it. THAT is what was missing! I'm guessing instant oatmeal is heated in the processing and the oats get at least lightly toasted. I googled to try to find the article I read. I didn't find that one, but apparently everyone has been toasting oats and selling toasted oat products while I had pretty much written oats except for baking. I'm a convert -- but wonder why I hadn't learned this trick earlier.
In case anyone else hasn't tried them, I both toasted a larger amount on a baking sheet in the oven as I do nuts and toasting them in a dry pan for a few minutes before adding the water for cooking. I want to keep it healthy, but I may have to try tossing them in a small amount of butter to see how that changes them and whether it is significant.
Any tips or tricks you enjoy with oatmeal?
I recently read an article about toasting oats and nuttiness, so I decided to try it. THAT is what was missing! I'm guessing instant oatmeal is heated in the processing and the oats get at least lightly toasted. I googled to try to find the article I read. I didn't find that one, but apparently everyone has been toasting oats and selling toasted oat products while I had pretty much written oats except for baking. I'm a convert -- but wonder why I hadn't learned this trick earlier.
In case anyone else hasn't tried them, I both toasted a larger amount on a baking sheet in the oven as I do nuts and toasting them in a dry pan for a few minutes before adding the water for cooking. I want to keep it healthy, but I may have to try tossing them in a small amount of butter to see how that changes them and whether it is significant.
Any tips or tricks you enjoy with oatmeal?
