OATMEAL PACKETS
Source of Recipe
Make Your Own Groceries
Recipe Introduction
Servings: 8
List of Ingredients
3 C. quick-cooking oats, divided
Salt
8 plastic sandwich bags
Recipe
Put 1/2 cup oats in a blender and whirl at high speed until powdery; reserve in a small bowl and repeat procedure with an additional 1/2 cups oats. If you're using a food processor, powder the 1 cup of oats in one motion.
Into each sandwich bag put 1/4 cup unpowdered oats, 2 tablespoons powdered oats, and a scant 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Store in a box or airtight container.
To serve: Empty packet into a bowl. Add 3/4 cup boiling water; stir and let stand for 2 minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less water; for thinner, use more water.
Variations
Apple-cinnamon: To each packet add 1 tablespoon sugar,
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons chopped dried apples.
Sweetened: To each packet add 1 tablespoon sugar.
Cinnamon spice: To each packet add 1 tablespoon sugar,
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and a scant 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg.
Raisins and brown sugar: To each packet add 1 tablespoon
packed brown sugar and 1 tablespoon raisins.
Wheat germ: To each packet add 2 tablespoons any kind of
wheat germ.
Fruit and cream: To each packet add 1 tablespoon dry milk
and 2 tablespoons dried fruit.
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