Cooking oatmeal for breakfast is easy

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Creamy delicious oatmeal in easy steps

I make a bowl of oatmeal like this everyday for breakfast. Cooking raw oatmeal is actually faster than you think. I like my oatmeal gooey and creamy. The following is my pictorial recipe for basic oatmeal.

Ingredients 

This recipe is for 1 serving

1/2 cup of Old Fashioned Quaker Oats
1 cup of water
pinch of salt
sugar or sweetener of choice
1 egg
fruit topping (optional)

step 1: measure out 1/2 cup of dry oatmeal 

I keep a cheap plastic 1/4 measuring cup in my canister of oatmeal so I take two scoops without thinking about it.

step 2 : Add 1 cup of water 

Starting with cold water first will result in creamier oatmeal. Add a pinch of salt. You may use milk instead for calcium. But watch the pot carefully as milk burns easily.

step 3: Cook on the stovetop on high heat 

Oatmeal flakes will absorb the water and expand. Leave it until it bubbles.

step 4: Lower the heat to medium when oatmeal turn bubbly 

Stir the pot and let it cook 2 minutes more.

step 5: Crack an egg into the oatmeal 

Adding an egg is the secret to creamy texture. The egg also add protein to my breakfast. You may choose to leave out the yolk and just use egg white, but I haven't tried that before.

step 6: Stir egg into oatmeal until creamy 

At this point I turn off the stove and let the residual heat to cook the egg.

step 7: Season with sweetener of choice. 

I add a tablespoon of sugar to sweeten the oatmeal. Add cinnamon now if you plan on making cinnamon raisin oatmeal.

step 8: Remove oatmeal from stove 

Oatmeal should be rich and thick, not watery or soupy.

step 9: Serve in a large bowl 

You can serve the oatmeal as is or add fruit toppings. My favorites are banana slices or raisins. You should also try apple sauce, berries, swirls of honey or sliced almonds.

So, do you include oatmeal in your diet? 

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