{"id":1743,"date":"2009-06-09T09:15:35","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T16:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2025-01-09T14:41:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T22:41:49","slug":"soaked-oatmeal-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/soaked-oatmeal-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Soaked Oatmeal Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On a cold morning, soaked oatmeal porridge<\/strong> provides a hearty, wholesome, and budget-friendly start to the day. It's easy to make, and just takes a little bit of planning to pull it all together. Dress it with your favorite fruit, nut butter, or a little maple syrup for an easy breakfast.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Soaked oatmeal porridge was popularized by the cookbook Nourishing Traditions<\/em><\/a> which advocates for soaking grains<\/a> to improve the bio-availability of minerals such as zinc and iron. It tastes the same as regular oatmeal, with a slightly and barely perceptible acidic undertone owing to the inclusion of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. Soaked oatmeal is super creamy and quick to cook, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many old-world, historical recipes call for soaking oats overnight and sometimes up to 48 hours for making dishes such as porridge, flummery (a Scottish dessert), and pudding (1). Keep in mind, though, that not all traditional recipes call for soaking oats to make porridge, and quite a few simply call for boiling oats in water or milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What's in it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You need a handful of ingredients to make soaked oatmeal porridge, plus any additional ingredients you'd like for adding flavor once the porridge is finished. In general, you'll need oats, salt, an acidic ingredient, an ingredient that's rich in the enzyme phytase, and liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n