Uses for Rolled Oats

[tortoise]

I bought a 25# bag of old fashioned rolled oats. Mostly because I'm fed up with plastic packaging when I buy in smaller quantities. 25# comes in a paper bag.

I've got the obvious covered: granola, cookies, fruit topping. I'm curious about novel and sneaky ways to incorporate oats in cooking.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Do they store well? I need to start buying more in bulk...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I have been known to sneak oatmeal into a meat loaf or meat balls when I didn't have bread and/or bread crumbs.

 

[NH Homesteader]

True, I've used it on pork chops when I don't have breadcrumbs.

 

[milkmansdaughter]

I also use it in meatloaf

 

[TexasLisa]

I always put my oatmeal, rice, flour, etc. in the freezer for a few days.

Have any of you considered oven-canning? There are definitely pros and cons to this method. I have oven-canned flour, oatmeal, and rice (long grain NOT Minute). This has come in handy with the flooding in our area due to Hurricane Harvey.

Here is a website (make sure and do your research):

http://selfreliantnetwork11.blogspot.com/2012/04/oven-canning-preserves-dry-goods-for.html

 

[milkmansdaughter]

My husband is a great cook and he adds a little to soups (like you would barley) to thicken them. And you can make bread. I've used it for cobbler topping. And you mentioned cookies - my youngest 's favorite cookies are oatmeal with butterscotch chips instead of raisins. They're a huge hit at church picnics!

@TexasLisa, I hope you and your family survived the floods with no major losses!

 

[milkmansdaughter]

Oh, and we always used oats with the kids to feed fish off the dock. The fish love the oats and the kids love seeing them!!

 

[tortoise]

@NH Homesteader I've had rolled oats go rancid before. I don't know how long that takes.

 

[Britesea]

they can go rancid, but if you store them in mylar with oxygen absorbers, or use a vacuum sealer-- they'll stay good for years.