Monday, May 05, 2008

obsessions: oat flour

Before.
rolled oats
Organic rolled oats.

After
oat flour
Organic rolled oat flour.

Process in food processor for a minute or so. Substitute for about 1/3-1/2 of the flour in recipes that aren't dependent on gluten, like scones or pancakes. You may need to increase the liquid in some recipes just a bit, although it is not consistent.

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6 comments:

Darby said...

Really?

That's super cool.

Anonymous said...

I think I like oat flour also, and I have made a few loaves with organic spelt, and liked it alot.

judyinktown

Bobbisox said...

Will there perhaps be an oatmeal scone recipe in the future? I haven't heard of them, but now I have a craving for something like that. Thanks for keeping the blog going.

Farmgirl Susan said...

Hi Darby,
Isn't it? Beth told me about this new obsession of hers the other day and I said, "I've been meaning to try that for years!" No excuses now. : )

Hi Judy,
I've been wondering about baking with spelt. Glad to hear you've had good luck with it.

Hi Bobbisox
What's funny is that I actually have a whole grain oat scone recipe I've been planning to post this week (a new version of an old recipe). It uses whole oats, but of course now I want to toss in some oat flour, too. I'll still go ahead and put up the original - hopefully in the next few days. : )

Anonymous said...

Who knew it could be so simple, thanks!

Unknown said...

Love what you write! When I use oat flour, I find I prefer to reduce the amount of salt in a bread recipe.

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