Oaties Food

OATSIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease one 9x9 inch square pan.
• Combine the oats and the sugar. Set aside.
• In a saucepan melt the butter or margarine. Stir in the corn syrup, salt and vanilla. Pour over the oat and sugar mixture, and mix well. Pat into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake! It will be bubbly when done. While bars cool melt the chocolate. Spread melted chocolate over bats and sprinkle with nuts. Let cool and cut into bars.

OATIES

Steps:

• Melt together sugar, butter and milk.
• Take off heat and mix in vanilla and cocoa until smooth.
• Stir in oatmeal and coconut.
• Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper or foil.
• Chill.
• Can also be frozen.

THE OATIEST OATMEAL COOKIES EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the oats into a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, about 20 minutes. Cool the oats for 2 to 3 minutes on the sheet. Grind 8 ounces of the toasted oats in a food processor until they have the consistency of whole-wheat flour, about 3 minutes. Add the baking powder, cinnamon and salt to the food processor and pulse 2 to 3 times to combine. Set aside.
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on medium speed using the paddle attachment until light in color, about 3 minutes. Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Reduce the mixer speed to the lowest speed and add the vanilla extract and egg. Mix to combine. Slowly add the flour mixture until just combined. Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the remaining toasted oats and the raisins, if using, and mix to combine.
• Scoop the dough with a 1 1/2-tablespoon disher onto the baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each mound. Bake until the cookies begin to brown around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through. Cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, and then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.

BRITISH RASPBERRY OATIES

Steps:

• Grease a Swiss roll tin (jelly roll pan) and preheat the oven to 190C/375°F If using frozen raspberries, allow to defrost and drain.
• Mix the flour and salt and roughly rub in the butter.
• Stir the oats and sugar into the mixture and use your hands to combine (it will be a thick doughy mixture).
• Press half of the oat mixture into the prepared tin. Sprinkle over the raspberries, squashing slightly if using fresh raspberries, to release the juice. Cover with the remaining oat mixture then press down firmly.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool for 10 minutes then cut into squares.

BLUEBERRY & PECAN OATIES

Steps:

• Tip the flour, baking powder, oats, sugar and cinnamon into a bowl, then mix well with your hands. Add the butter, then rub it into the mixture until it has disappeared.
• Stir in the blueberries and pecans, add the egg, then mix well with a cutlery knife or wooden spoon until it all comes together in a big ball. Lightly flour the work surface, then roll the dough into a fat sausage about 6cm across. Wrap in cling film, then chill in the fridge until solid.
• To bake, heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/ gas 4. Unwrap the cookie log, thickly slice into discs, then arrange on baking sheets. Bake for 15 mins (or a few mins more if from frozen) until golden, leave on the trays to harden, then cool completely on a wire rack before tucking in.

CHOCOLATE OATIES

Steps:

• Melt margarine on a low heat.
• Mix in everything else off of the heat
• Cook at 180c for 10-15mins
• Allow to cool before covering with chocolate

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Add the first six ingredients into a 4-quart sauce pan.
• Bring to a rolling boil and hold for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Add peanut butter into the hot mixture and stir until melted.
• Add in vanilla. (almond extract is good also, but I only use 1/2 teaspoon almond extract with 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract).
• Mix in the dry oats until they are completely coated.
• Drop cookies by tablespoonfuls onto wax paper.
• Let cool until set.
• *Please remember that even if you do follow the recipe exactly, it doesn't always turn out just right. I've had these not set up for me or be hard and dry. But most of the time, the recipe is just right. I adjusted the sugar in the recipe by substituting 1/2 cup of white sugar for 1/2 cup brown sugar, this makes them more moist. I have also found that it makes a difference if you use quick cooking oats or old fashioned. In my experience it takes more old fashioned oats than quick cooking and I like the texture of the quick cooking better. When you make it a few hundred times like I have you learn a couple of things:) Also, Chunky peanut butter tends to make them more dry and crumbly.

PEANUT BUTTER OATIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
• Blend in egg and vanilla.
• In another bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, and baking powder.
• Blend into creamed mixture thoroughly.
• Do not add chocolate chips at this time.
• Drop by spoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes or just until edges are golden brown.
• Cool on cookie sheet, then transfer unto cooling rack.
• Put the chocolate chips in a glass bowl.
• Melt in microwave by reducing the microwave heat 50% and melting for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each interval.
• (Alternatively, melt the chocolate over low heat in a small pan on stovetop.) Take care not to scorch the chocolate!
• Spoon melted chocolate onto cooled cookies, or dip cookies in chocolate and place on waxed paper.

CHOCOLATE CHIP OATIES (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg, then milk and vanilla until well blended.
• Add oats and mix, then add flour, cocoa and baking powder. Mix until everything is well blended.
• Stir in chocolate.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper (or grease lightly).
• Scoop out dough in large gobs (about 1 1/4-1 3/8 oz each) and flatten slightly with a fork (dip fork in flour to prevent sticking).
• Bake for 15 minutes or until cookies are slightly risen and firm.
• Let cool on baking sheets for a few minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

OAT BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a baking tray with baking parchment.
• Sift the flour into a bowl. Mix in the baking powder, porridge oats and sugar.
• Melt the butter, syrup and milk in a small saucepan or in the microwave and stir.
• Add to the dry ingredients. Mix until the liquid covers all the oat mixture and until well combined.
• Spoon onto a baking tray and shape into rounds, leaving space between each biscuit as they will spread whilst cooking.
• Bake for 10-15 mins, or until golden brown. Leave to cool for 5 mins before removing from tray.