When I first dug my spoon into what was, at first glance, a typical yogurt-fruit-granola concoction, the granola seemed to be chewy, almost cakey. (If your local and haven’t been or happen to visit Lancaster, you gotta go! Both restaurants have their own special personality and lots of delicious menu offerings.) I actually hadn’t made this basic recipe myself in quite a long time, but returned to it in earnest last summer after enjoying similar breakfast parfaits at Prince Street Café and Café One Eight in downtown Lancaster. It’s easy to prepare with everyday ingredients and tastes a lot like a cinnamon oatmeal cookie–not a bad way to start the day! The following recipe goes back a ways and is essentially the foundation upon which many of my later baked oatmeal recipes were built. Little did I know at the time that I’d go on to bake countless batches of this now-mainstream breakfast, create a myriad of seasonal and flavor variations, and even win a national recipe contest with it.Īlthough I have quite a few baked oatmeal recipes on my blog, I stopped posting them for a while because I figured no one wanted to exist on baked oatmeal alone! After receiving emails requesting morning glory, carrot cake, and steel cut versions, I figured it was time to start digging into my backlog of recipes. I remember thinking it couldn’t be too difficult to give the recipe a makeover of sorts without sacrificing taste. It was delicious, but with a stick and a half of butter and more sugar than oats, the recipe wasn’t exactly the breakfast of champions. Twenty years ago, when baked oatmeal was hardly a blip on anyone’s breakfast radar, a friend gave me a recipe for Amish Baked Oatmeal. I typically take a minimalist approach, but the recipe is easy to customize through the addition of raisins, nuts, etc. This wholesome family favorite can be prepared in advance and tastes a lot like a cinnamon oatmeal cookie.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |