Gah! Overslept...

[mousme]

I was going to try my hand at granola bars today, thinking I had all the ingredients, and wouldn't that make a great snack for climbing a mountain? Except, looking through my pantry, I have no oats, and I am not sure about using oatmeal as a substitute —I'm worried about texture and consistency, and today doesn't seem right for experimentation. Sparing myself unnecessary stress is the name of the game, so no granola bars. I am disappointed. I also can't think where I would get just plain oats in this city that's so fond of processed foods.

The banana bread is in the oven, and the silver lining is that I now have time to go poke at the garden and see if any of the tomatoes have ripened. I am experimenting with the banana bread, and have put some of the mixture in a bundt pan, to see if it'll come out well that way. I will have to keep an eye on it to make sure I don't overcook it, but otherwise I can't see that it'll make a huge difference.

Then I have to dig out bedding for the guests tonight, put the beds together, and after that with any luck I'll be golden.

Now if only I had awoken at the time I'd wanted to, I might not be feeling quite as rushed.

Comments

[threnodythefop.livejournal.com]

Sometimes substitution can create something wonderful. Case in point, once my mother decided to make peanut butter cookies, and then discovered that we had no peanut butter. in a fit of....momness, as i choose to think of it, my mother being a rather high-strung woman...she chucked some granola in the bowl and, weeping, put the resulting cookie dough in the oven. "Annoyed Cookies" were a favorite at bake sales and potlucks for years thereafter.

[owldaughter.livejournal.com]

I love this with much love.

[palmir.livejournal.com]

Oatmeal (traditional, not quick or instant) can be made into granola, which can then be used for GORP. Probably also granola bars, but I haven't tried this.

[toughlovemuse.livejournal.com]

Oatmeal /= Oats?

What's the difference?

[meallanmouse.livejournal.com]

Any health food store or natural food store in town should have oats, actually.

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

And, the difference in price between organic oats and the regular stuff is small enough to make it definitely worth going for the organic stuff.

[owldaughter.livejournal.com]

If you're talking instant oatmeal, gack no, that won't work. If you're talking a bag of 'quick' oats that cook within about five minutes to make porridge, those can be used with no problem. And meallanmouse is right, any grocer will have plain oats. They're usually in the cereal aisle, though someone might shelve them around the flour, too, I suppose.

[ai731.livejournal.com]

Yep. Seconded. Just about any modern recipe definitely means "quick oats" when it calls for "oats" or "oatmeal". If They really wanted you to use oat groats, they would say so!

[le-maistre-e.livejournal.com]

Just to add my two cents.... My mom's always made her granola with Quaker Oats. The regular stuff in the red/blue tin thing....

Good luck!!

[wererogue.livejournal.com]

We have oats for breakfast a lot - they sell them near the cerial in grocery stores. Quick oats, and rolled oats should both work fine.