BASIC PLAIN SOAKED OATMEAL
This is a "base" recipe that, once perfected, you can dress up with any flavor you can dream of!
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 6 cups oats NOT quick oats. If you are gluten free be sure to get a brand that labels GF – like Bob’s Red Mill GF Oats
- Juice of 1 lemon for soaking
- Filtered water to cover oats plus another few cups for cooking
Instructions
- The night before you want to cook the oatmeal, combine the oats and lemon juice in a mixing bowl with enough water to cover the oats.
- Set under the light in your oven or warm spot in your kitchen over night. This soaking breaks down the phytic acid in the grain helping it digest better.
- The next morning pour the oat mixture into a large pot and add a few cups of water to cover the oats.
- Bring the oats to a bubble and simmer for about 5 minutes. If you want thicker oatmeal you can simmer longer.
- At this point you can either add your favorite mix-ins or store plain in the fridge up to a week.