What would you do? I don't even know how often I'll be using them? Should I put them in a big bucket? Keep them in their cardboard tubs? Can them? What recipes do you have that I could make the Oats useful? I'm suuuure there are a lot more ideas than just oatmeal cookies and oats for breakfast. Thoughts?
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Oats
I asked for food storage for my birthday and my rockin' sister in law got me raw Oats. Yay. Except I have no clue what to do. She bought them during the Macey's sale so they are in the 42qt size tubs. She bought me a 45lb bucket and mentioned that she was going to be canning hers in the #10 cans in March, I could do the same.
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I would definitely can them. Otherwise they will go bad or get infested long before you use half of them up.
ReplyDeleteHere is a great recipe. These end up, once you've cut it into squares, much like a muffin. A great use for lots of food storage items.
Baked Oatmeal
5 cups oats
2 1/2 c milk (rice, soy, dairy, or reconstituted powdered)
4 eggs
3/4 c brown sugar (or 1/2 c honey)
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c dried fruit of choice, optional (raisins, craisins, apples, apricots, etc.)
Mix together and pour into a sprayed 9 X 13 pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown. This reheats well (freezes well also). You can assemble this ahead (even overnight, which is what I always do) and bake later. You can serve this recipe as breakfast, snack, or even dessert with a small dollop of cool whip or ice cream. Put leftovers in individual baggies in a big ziplock in the freezer.