breeze
16-12-2008, 01:38 PM
Multigrain Porridge
The health food shops usually have a good variety of rolled grains so I just get one packet of each. This what I have in the cupboard at the moment...
Rolled spelt
Rolled barley
Rolled rye
Rolled tritical
Rolled oats
I just empty all the packets into a large container, mix them together and store in the pantry.
1 1/4 cups of grains to about 2 1/2 cups water makes enough porridge to feed 3 kids plus me.
I add saltanas or chopped dates and cook it all on the stove top.
Stir reguarly and add water as needed.
Cook for about 20 minutes (based on the amount I cook) or until very soft and mushy and the water has almost all absorbed.
I mash banana in the bottom of the bowl and then put porridge on top with some milk of your choice. You could use friut juice though like cloudy apple.
Other fruit to add that is nice: stewed plums, apples, pears or raspberries.
Toasted Muesli
3 cups of above grain mix
1/4 cup desecrated or shredded coconut
1/4 cup pipitas (pumkin seeds)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup flaked alomonds (you can use different nuts if you want)
2 Tsp oil
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup chopped dried dates (or saltanas, appricots whatever dried fruit you choose)
Mix all dry ingredience in a deep baking dish. Drizzle in oil. Heat honey in microwave so it pours easily and drizzle it over muesli mix. Stir.
Place in over 150 degrees turn mix every 15 minutes. turn oven off when muesli has browned. Add and mix in fruit. Put muesli back in oven to dry out and go crunchy as the oven cools down. Store in air tight container.
Bircher style: Just use the grain mix with grated fresh pear and apple and soak it over night with some pear juice and milk of your choice.
Baked Porridge
3 cups grain mix
1 grated apple
1cup chopped dates
1 tin pineapple in natural juice
1 cup shredded coconut
pinch salt
2 cups milk (you could add some coconut milk too. I havent but have been meaning to try it)
2 tsp vanilla esence
Combine all ingredience including juice from pineapple and mix well. Pour mix into caserole dish. Stand for 20 minutes, then bake 350 degrees for about an hour. Keeps in fridge for 3-4 days. I heat individual potions, but appaently you can eat it cold. Very yummy with raspberries and blue berries and a bit of milk :)
The health food shops usually have a good variety of rolled grains so I just get one packet of each. This what I have in the cupboard at the moment...
Rolled spelt
Rolled barley
Rolled rye
Rolled tritical
Rolled oats
I just empty all the packets into a large container, mix them together and store in the pantry.
1 1/4 cups of grains to about 2 1/2 cups water makes enough porridge to feed 3 kids plus me.
I add saltanas or chopped dates and cook it all on the stove top.
Stir reguarly and add water as needed.
Cook for about 20 minutes (based on the amount I cook) or until very soft and mushy and the water has almost all absorbed.
I mash banana in the bottom of the bowl and then put porridge on top with some milk of your choice. You could use friut juice though like cloudy apple.
Other fruit to add that is nice: stewed plums, apples, pears or raspberries.
Toasted Muesli
3 cups of above grain mix
1/4 cup desecrated or shredded coconut
1/4 cup pipitas (pumkin seeds)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup flaked alomonds (you can use different nuts if you want)
2 Tsp oil
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup chopped dried dates (or saltanas, appricots whatever dried fruit you choose)
Mix all dry ingredience in a deep baking dish. Drizzle in oil. Heat honey in microwave so it pours easily and drizzle it over muesli mix. Stir.
Place in over 150 degrees turn mix every 15 minutes. turn oven off when muesli has browned. Add and mix in fruit. Put muesli back in oven to dry out and go crunchy as the oven cools down. Store in air tight container.
Bircher style: Just use the grain mix with grated fresh pear and apple and soak it over night with some pear juice and milk of your choice.
Baked Porridge
3 cups grain mix
1 grated apple
1cup chopped dates
1 tin pineapple in natural juice
1 cup shredded coconut
pinch salt
2 cups milk (you could add some coconut milk too. I havent but have been meaning to try it)
2 tsp vanilla esence
Combine all ingredience including juice from pineapple and mix well. Pour mix into caserole dish. Stand for 20 minutes, then bake 350 degrees for about an hour. Keeps in fridge for 3-4 days. I heat individual potions, but appaently you can eat it cold. Very yummy with raspberries and blue berries and a bit of milk :)