I have a recipe that calls for quick oats (1 minute cook time), and you soak the oats in buttermilk for 15 minutes to soften them. I want to sub old-fashioned oats (5 minute cook time) along with a 7-grain cereal that has a 10 minute cook time. I'm pretty sure last time I made these I subbed a small amount of the 7-grain cereal with no problems, but I want to go a full half this time. Is there any way I can pre-cook the cereal before soaking in buttermilk? Or would having a longer soak time help soften them enough? By the way my "buttermilk" is the old milk + vinegar trick... so maybe I could cook the cereal in milk instead of water and then add the vinegar? I'm not sure about this one, so any advice would be appreciated, thanks!
Okay so I just checked out recipes that use the 7 grain cereal I have, and none of them pre-cooked, even for cookies. Hmm... I still feel like something that you cook for 10 minutes should be softer than just mix in and go...
Okay so I just checked out recipes that use the 7 grain cereal I have, and none of them pre-cooked, even for cookies. Hmm... I still feel like something that you cook for 10 minutes should be softer than just mix in and go...