Old Fashioned Oatmeal
Ingredients:
- 1 cup oats, rolled or cracked (NOT the quick cooking kind, but ‘old fashioned,’ like Bob’s Red Mill)
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 T whey plain whole milk, yogurt, kefir or buttermilk (or lemon juice to make this casein free or kosher)
- 1 cup water
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 T flax or chia seeds ground into meal (optional)
- Stevia, honey or real maple syrup (grade B) to sweeten (optional)
- Touch of butter, ghee cream or milk, optional, but especially good for the kids
Preparation:
Mix the oats with warm water and whey or yogurt, cover and leave in a warm place (NOT the fridge) for at least 7 hours and as long as 24 hours [overnight is fine]. In the morning, bring an additional cup of water to a boil with the sea salt. Add the soaked oats, reduce the heat, cover and simmer several minutes. Remove from heat, stir in optional flax seeds and let stand for a few minutes. Serve with the ghee, butter or cream and Stevia, grade B maple syrup, or raw honey.
