Oatmeal can be called perhaps the most popular breakfast in the world. To start the day with this straightforward dish is made not only for people suffering from diseases of the stomach or intestines, but also for athletes, adherents of the Ducane diet and others. As an alternative to porridge, this article suggests making healthy oatmeal cakes. They may well replace wheat bread or tea biscuits.
Digestion Benefits of Oatmeal
The idea to bake oatmeal bread first came to the mind of the British. Confirmation of this fact by historians found in the ancient chronicles of the XVIII century. They not only described delicious oatmeal cakes, but also presented a phased recipe for their preparation. That is why it is not surprising that the inhabitants of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, along with porridge, prefer to use this dish for breakfast today.
Oatmeal cakes have a nutritious composition and contribute to the saturation of the body with vigor and energy. They are especially useful for digestion, because:
- rich in fiber, which is necessary to cleanse the body, remove toxins, toxins;
- help to cope with constipation and establish normal bowel function;
- contribute to the acceleration of metabolic processes in the body;
- contain dietary fiber that absorbs all harmful substances and helps to cope with the symptoms of toxic poisoning.
And oat cakes are rich in protein of plant origin, which is easily absorbed by the body. This product has a low glycemic index, so it will be useful, including for patients with diabetes mellitus.
How to choose oatmeal for tortillas?
Before starting the cooking process, it should be noted that this product has several varieties. Depending on the degree of grinding, oatmeal can be:
- whole grain - the most useful, in appearance more reminiscent of a slightly crushed grain;
- medium grinding - contains a large amount of fiber;
- fine grinding - a very fine flour, which is obtained after the oats are completely cleaned from the shell and bran.
What kind of flour to choose for tortillas depends on the recipe and on personal preferences. At home, ordinary oatmeal is quite suitable for its production. To grind them into flour, use a food processor, blender or coffee grinder. It can be used immediately or stored in glassware under a tight lid.
Oatmeal Breakfast Cakes
Tired of the usual porridge in the morning? So it's time to make oatmeal cakes. Oatmeal is not needed in this recipe. Only 50 g of Hercules (4 tbsp.), 1 egg and a little sugar (1 tsp.) Are needed. You can add a banana or chopped apple to the dough. The number of ingredients corresponds to one serving of cereal for a person of average build.
The sequence of preparation of oatmeal cakes will be as follows:
- Break the egg into a bowl.
- Add sugar and crushed banana (½ piece).
- Pour oatmeal and mix.
- Put a bowl of dough in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight. This is necessary in order for the oatmeal to swell.
- After the specified time, form cakes with your hands or a spoon and put them on a non-stick pan. Cover and cook over low heat for 3 minutes on each side.
It is recommended to use such cakes in a cold form. They can be taken as a basis for a sandwich instead of bread, for example with cheese.
Kefir Cake Recipe
If the weather is bad and the house runs out of bread, cakes will just come to the rescue. Preparing them is as easy as shelling pears:
- In the oatmeal recipe, the main ingredient is cereal. They need to be measured (7 tbsp. L.) And pour into a deep bowl.
- Pour oatmeal with 200 ml of kefir.
- Add 1 forked egg, vegetable oil (2 tbsp.), Wheat flour (3 tbsp.), Salt (¼ tsp.) And soda (½ tsp.).
- Knead the dough to the consistency of sour cream.
- Bake cakes in a dry frying pan without oil, pouring 2 tablespoons of dough each time on a well-heated surface.
- As soon as the cake is browned on one side, it needs to be turned over to the other. From this amount of products should be 6 pieces.
Oatmeal pancakes with zucchini
To prevent the cakes from being dry, when mixing the dough, it is recommended to add one ingredient with juicy pulp. Zucchini will make the pancakes soft, and they will remain so for several days. Unless, of course, survive to this time.
The oatmeal recipe is quite simple:
- Grate small zucchini coarsely or cut into cubes. Put in a bowl, salt and leave for half an hour on the table. During this time, liquid will be released from the zucchini, which must be drained before adding the vegetable filling to the dough.
- In a separate container, mix oatmeal (1.5 tbsp.), Cereal (1.5 tbsp.), Salt (1 tsp.) And baking powder (2 tsp.).
- Add zucchini, a glass of milk and vegetable oil (2 tbsp. L.)
- Knead the dough. Divide it into small "koloboks" and form round cakes from them on a baking sheet covered with paper. Grease with whipped yolk and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
- Send the pan with the cakes to the oven, heated to a temperature of 220 °, for 10 minutes.
Lenten cakes stuffed with herbs and garlic
The following recipe uses oatmeal with wheat flour. Tortillas are soft and juicy thanks to the filling inside. The cooking process consists of the following steps:
- Finely chop the greens (100 g) and combine with garlic (2 cloves). If desired, dill, parsley, sorrel, spinach, beet tops, etc. can be used as fillings.
- Pour 50 ml of water into a bowl. Dilute dry yeast (1 tsp.) And sugar (1 tbsp. L.) In it.
- Pour oatmeal (100 g) with warm water (250 ml) and leave it on the table for 7 minutes to make it swell.
- Add dipped flakes, a pinch of salt, vegetable oil (2 tbsp.), 130 g of wheat flour to the dough.
- Put the dough for 30 minutes in a warm place.
- Divide the dough, which has increased in size, into 7 parts. Roll thin cakes. Inside each put a stuffing. Raise the edges of the cake and pinch it from above. Roll the pie with a rolling pin so that it becomes thin and flat.
- Oat cakes should be fried in vegetable oil. Put finished products on a paper towel.
Oven Scottish Oatmeal Cakes
A traditional breakfast of Scots, Irish and British is prepared as follows:
- Melt butter (100 g) and cool to room temperature.
- Put together the dry ingredients for the dough: hercules flakes (2 tbsp.) And oatmeal (1.5 tbsp.), Baking powder (1 tsp.), Sugar (2 tbsp.), Salt (½ tsp. )
- Beat the egg with a mixer. Add milk (1/3 tbsp.) And melted butter to it.
- Knead the dough from the egg-cream mixture and dry ingredients. Roll it out with a rolling pin and cut out the figures with a glass.
- Put the items on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake oatmeal cakes at a temperature of 200 ° 10 minutes. Without removing the items from their oven, allow them to cool slightly. Serve warm to the table.
Ducan bran tortilla
Those who want to lose weight will like the following recipe:
- Beat 1 egg in a bowl with a pinch of salt.
- Add a tablespoon of low-fat kefir, yogurt or cottage cheese. Stir the ingredients.
- Pour oat bran (1.5 tbsp. L.) And wheat (1 tbsp. L.) Into the egg mass. The latter can be replaced with rye bran. Then to taste the cake will strongly resemble Borodino bread.
- Pour the dough into a teflon-coated preheated pan.
- Allow the oat bran cake to brown on one side, and then turn it over to the other. You can use tortillas as the basis for sandwiches.