Recipe help

[Hulamoon]

I have tried out a few baked oatmeal recipes and they all contain so much liquid that it becomes really mushy. Mise well just make oatmeal on the stove. So I found this one

http://www.mostlyhomemademom.com/2012/08/amish-baked-oatmeal.html

Even though I was a baker for a good long time I can't figure out why you would need butter and oil?

[Cathy F]

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Could be the combination of the fat content that each contains, maybe not the right balance of one without the other for this particular recipe. Just a guess.

[K. McEuen]

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I know people that add butter to their oatmeal. Looking at the recipe, it looks to be very similarlar to a cookie recipe. I would say the oil is to keep it from sticking and the butter adds to the taste.

[bakermom]

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all the recipes I looked up have similar ingredients. Not sure why you would need all that extra moisture. I make oatmeal overnight in a crockpot using steel cut oats. Usually I make it plain but sometimes add apples, br. sugar etc.
One thing I learned when making my breakfast casserole is that I have better results baking it in loaf pans rather than one large pan. Cooks all the way thru and doesn't stay gooey in the center. I wonder if it would work for this, too?

[bubba]

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I don't make oatmeal from scratch. I open a pouch and pour in boiling water!! My sister buys the cut steel or cut something and loves that, but I have never had it.

[Anna Leigh]

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I am not much of a baker but my guess would be to keep it moist, and from allowing it to stick to the pan.

[Hulamoon]

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I know people that add butter to their oatmeal. Looking at the recipe, it looks to be very similarlar to a cookie recipe. I would say the oil is to keep it from sticking and the butter adds to the taste.

That sounds about right. My mom ate her oatmeal with butter too. I looked up butter vs oil and I think the butter is for the crispness too.

It's a small recipe so I'll follow it, but take the suggestions to cut down the sugar. I'll let you know how it comes out!

[Pandabear]

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I googled it. It has to do with the smoking point of butter. Adding oil to the mixture helps the butter melt and not burn.

[Hulamoon]

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I googled it. It has to do with the smoking point of butter. Adding oil to the mixture helps the butter melt and not burn.

That's for sauteing not baking. I'm a Food Network junky. lol

[Vonnie]

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Could you use applesauce instead of butter?

I wonder how it would taste using Stevia in the Raw or Splenda.