Showing posts with label oatmeal recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oatmeal recipes. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Oatmeal Raisin Gluten-free Quick Bread

This oatmeal raisin gluten-free quick bread is made with oat flour and a bread flour mix for a light loaf that is great as is and even better toasted.

Food Lust People Love: This oatmeal raisin gluten-free quick bread is made with oat flour and a bread flour mix for a light loaf that is great as is and even better toasted.

If you search the internet for gluten-free flour mixes, there are countless recipes to combine at home. I’ve had really good luck though with the store-bought combos. Gluten-free bread flour mixes tend to have additives like xanthan gum which saves you from buying an extra ingredient so that’s what I used for this loaf. 

Oatmeal Raisin Gluten-free Quick Bread

If your family isn’t crazy about raisins, by all means substitute chocolate chips instead. I made my own oat flour by whizzing the required weight of oats in my small food processor. It worked great so I don’t hesitate to recommend you do the same. Note that your oven will start at a higher temperature for the first 10 minutes, then you’ll turn it down. 

Ingredients
1 ⅜ cups or 193g all-purpose gluten free flour blend 
¾ cup or 150g granulated sugar
⅝ cup or 75g certified gluten free oat flour (See note above.)
⅜ cup or 54g cornstarch
½ cup or 50g certified gluten free oatmeal, divided
2 teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your blend already contains it)
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 cup or 75g raisins
1 cup or 245g plain yogurt, at room temperature
6 tablespoons or 84g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
Preheat your oven to 375°F or 190°C. Grease well an 8.5-inch x 4.5-inch loaf pan, then line it with some parchment paper. Set it aside.

In a large bowl, place the flour blend, sugar, oat flour, cornstarch, oat flour, baking powder, xanthan gum (if needed), baking soda and salt. Separate out a couple of tablespoons of the oats to use for decoration then add the rest to the bowl. Whisk to combine well.


Rinse and drain the raisins. Add them to the flour mixture and stir to coat. 


In another bowl, whisk together the yogurt, butter and eggs. 

Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and add the beaten wet ingredients.


Fold until just combined but no dry ingredients should be showing. 


Spoon the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle on some of the reserved oats. Wet a spatula and score the top of the loaf down the middle. Finish with the rest of the reserved oats. 


Place the pan in the center of the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.

Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F or 180°C and continue to bake for another 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top of the loaf springs back when pressed lightly and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with, at most, a few moist crumbs attached.

If the top starts to brown too much, cover it lightly with foil for the remainder of the cooking time. 

Remove the loaf from the oven and allow to cool in the loaf pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Food Lust People Love: This oatmeal raisin gluten-free quick bread is made with oat flour and a bread flour mix for a light loaf that is great as is and even better toasted.

Slice to serve either plain or toasted. 

Food Lust People Love: This oatmeal raisin gluten-free quick bread is made with oat flour and a bread flour mix for a light loaf that is great as is and even better toasted.

Enjoy! 

It’s the second Tuesday of the month and in my world that means it’s time for my Bread Bakers to get together and share recipes. Our theme today is gluten-free bread. Check out the links below. Many thanks to our host, Sneha of Sneha’s Recipe. 


#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.


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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Kakor Chokladflarn or IKEA Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies #CreativeCookieExchange

Kakor Chokladflarn or IKEA chocolate oatmeal cookies are a special treat we usually buy at that famous Swedish superstore but they are really quite easy to make at home. The bonus, of course, is that you know exactly what is in these. (Read: no palm oil or odd additives.) These delectable delights are crispy thin oatmeal cookies with dark chocolate sandwiched between them. In my copycat version, I leave them single file. You get more dark chocolate with each bite that way. Which, in my humble opinion, is always a good thing.

Food Lust People Love: Kakor Chokladflarn or IKEA chocolate oatmeal cookies are a special treat we usually buy at that famous Swedish superstore but they are really quite easy to make at home. The bonus, of course, is that you know exactly what is in these. (Read: no palm oil or odd additives.) These delectable delights are crispy thin oatmeal cookies with dark chocolate sandwiched between them. In my copycat version, I leave them single file. You get more dark chocolate with each bite that way. Which is always a good thing.
When today’s Creative Cookie Exchange theme was announced as “copycat cookies” I asked friends and family which cookies they might like to eat if I recreated a store-bought favorite. Most people were very helpful.

My husband suggested his favorite McVitie’s Ginger Nuts while at the same time allowing that he doubted any remake could duplicate the original successfully.

Wow, man.

Ordinarily that would make me say, “Challenged Accepted!” but he is really, really picky about his gingersnaps. Only McVitie’s will do.

I was all set to bake homemade Hobnobs when it suddenly struck me. There is one cookie I love to the point that I hate to buy them because I will eat them all. And they come in a very big box! You’ll have guessed from the title of this post that I’m referring to Kakor Chokladflarn from IKEA. (Recently renamed Kakor Havreflarn, which is not nearly as magical a name.)

When I tried to translate Kakor Chokladflarn into English, Google Translate struggled. Kakor was easy: Cookies. Chokladflarn became Chocolate Flap. Clearly choklad must be chocolate so I separated that second word in two. My persistence was rewarded by the following translation: Cookies Chocolate Flake. According to the French IKEA site, the flakes in the cookie title – flarn -  refer to oat flakes, in other words, whole rolled oats.

Kakor Chokladflarn or IKEA Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

My jumping off point for these cookies were these two recipes on Not Quite Nigella and Cuisine de Fadila and a couple in Swedish that were most amusing once translated. As well as a few ingredient changes, I also simplified the method and was super pleased with the results.

This recipe makes 2 dozen+ (about 27) single cookies or 13+ sandwich cookies.

Ingredients
1/2 cup or 113g butter
1 1/2 cups or 125g wholegrain rolled oats
2/3 cup or 150g caster or superfine sugar
1/4 cup or 25g ground almonds
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
7oz or 200g dark chocolate (I used a French dark chocolate called noir corsé or full-bodied black)

Method
Preheat oven to 400°F or 200°C and line two baking pans with baking parchment or silicone liners.

Measure the rolled oats, ground almond, flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a large mixing bowl.



Melt the butter in a saucepan or microwaveable vessel. I used a measuring pitcher. Pour the melted butter into the dry ingredients. Stir well to combine.



In another small bowl, whisk the egg and vanilla paste together. Stir them into mixture in the bowl until well combined.



Use a small scoop to portion the dough out onto the prepared baking pans. Leave at least an inch around them to allow room for spreading as the cookies bake. My cookie scoop holds 2 tablespoons so I filled it about half full.



Bake for 6-7 minutes or until golden. Keep an eye on them because when they start to brown, they turn golden on the edges very quickly.

Food Lust People Love: Kakor Chokladflarn or IKEA chocolate oatmeal cookies are a special treat we usually buy at that famous Swedish superstore but they are really quite easy to make at home. The bonus, of course, is that you know exactly what is in these. (Read: no palm oil or odd additives.) These delectable delights are crispy thin oatmeal cookies with dark chocolate sandwiched between them. In my copycat version, I leave them single file. You get more dark chocolate with each bite that way. Which is always a good thing.


Leave the cookies to cool on the parchment or silicone liner until they are set. then use a thin spatula to transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. If you try to move them too soon, they might break.

Heat the chocolate in a microwave in 10-15 second bursts, stirring well in between, until it is smooth and completely melted. (You can also use a double boiler.)

Use a pastry brush or a palette knife to add the chocolate to the bottoms of the cookies.

Food Lust People Love: Kakor Chokladflarn or IKEA chocolate oatmeal cookies are a special treat we usually buy at that famous Swedish superstore but they are really quite easy to make at home. The bonus, of course, is that you know exactly what is in these. (Read: no palm oil or odd additives.) These delectable delights are crispy thin oatmeal cookies with dark chocolate sandwiched between them. In my copycat version, I leave them single file. You get more dark chocolate with each bite that way. Which is always a good thing.
If you are leaving them single, as I did, place them chocolate side up on parchment or silicone liners until the chocolate sets. Or sandwich them together, chocolate side to chocolate side, if you want to make authentic kakor chokladflarn or IKEA Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. They are fabulous with a cold glass of milk, coffee or tea.

Food Lust People Love: Kakor Chokladflarn or IKEA chocolate oatmeal cookies are a special treat we usually buy at that famous Swedish superstore but they are really quite easy to make at home. The bonus, of course, is that you know exactly what is in these. (Read: no palm oil or odd additives.) These delectable delights are crispy thin oatmeal cookies with dark chocolate sandwiched between them. In my copycat version, I leave them single file. You get more dark chocolate with each bite that way. Which is always a good thing.
Enjoy!

Many thanks to this month's Creative Cookie Exchange host, Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories. We are a small group this month. Just three tasty cookies. Check 'em out!



You can use us as a great resource for cookie recipes. Be sure to check out our Pinterest Board and our monthly posts (you can find all of them here at The Spiced Life). You will be able to find them the first Tuesday after the 15th of each month! If you are a blogger and want to join in the fun, contact Laura at thespicedlife AT gmail DOT com and she will get you added to our Facebook group, where we discuss our cookies and share links.


Pin these Kakor Chokladflarn aka IKEA Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies! 

Food Lust People Love: Kakor Chokladflarn or IKEA chocolate oatmeal cookies are a special treat we usually buy at that famous Swedish superstore but they are really quite easy to make at home. The bonus, of course, is that you know exactly what is in these. (Read: no palm oil or odd additives.) These delectable delights are crispy thin oatmeal cookies with dark chocolate sandwiched between them. In my copycat version, I leave them single file. You get more dark chocolate with each bite that way. Which is always a good thing.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Chocolate Chip Orange Oatmeal Cookies #CreativeCookieExchange

These chocolate chip orange oatmeal cookies are my favorite chocolate chip cookies, bumped up a few notches with the simple but effect addition of fresh orange zest.



When the Creative Cookie Exchange group first started baking together several years ago, the first theme was “back to school” cookies. I didn’t even hesitate because there was only one cookie recipe that I made over and over and over again when my girls were still living at home.

Originally shared with me by a good friend almost 30 years ago, those Joy of Cooking chocolate chip oatmeal cookies were my go-to for after school snack time, weekends, sleepovers and anytime chewy cookies were needed. (Pretty much always.)

Just a few weeks ago, a reader named Cindy C. left a comment on that post telling me that the Joy of Cooking recipe was her family’s favorite as well. She said it was because they always added the suggested optional orange zest; that’s what made the cookies special. Well. That gave me pause. I had never added the orange zest. I responded that I certainly would next time.

So here we are. Creative Cookie Exchange doyenne Laura from The Spiced Life is hosting today’s event with a theme of “favorite cookies” or for those of us who have already shared our favorite, add a twist. I've added the orange zest.

Chocolate Chip Orange Oatmeal Cookies

A classic from Joy of Cooking, this oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe makes the best chewy cookies around, with an added flavor hit of orange. I'm not sure if they are better than the original but they are certainly delicious. The orange zest and semi-sweet chocolate make a great combination.

Ingredients
1/2 cup (firmly packed) or 100g brown sugar
1/2 cup or 115g caster sugar
1/2 cup or 115g butter, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon milk
1 cup or 125g all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup or 95g uncooked quick rolled oats
3/4 cup or 125g semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

Method
Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C and grease a cookie sheet or line it with a silicone mat. Cream your butter with the two sugars. Add in the egg, vanilla and milk. Beat till smooth.





Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and beat again until smooth.



Add in the oats, chocolate chips and orange zest. Beat until well mixed.



Drop spoonfuls 2 inches apart on well-greased cookie sheet. I like to use my 2-tablespoon cookie scoop so every cookie is even.

The little flecks of orange aren't as obvious in the baked cookies. 

Bake 8-10 minutes, or until light brown. For chewy cookies, do not over bake!


Leave to cool for a few minutes on the baking pan then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely before storing in an airtight container. 

This batch will make about 2 1/2 - 3 dozen two-inch cookies though I highly recommend making a double batch of dough and freezing the balance. Find complete instructions for freezing then baking here.




Enjoy!


Check out all the favorite cookies we are sharing today! Many thanks to our host Laura from The Spice Life.



You can also use us as a great resource for cookie recipes. Be sure to check out our Pinterest Board and our monthly posts (you can find all of them here at The Spiced Life). You will be able to find them the first Tuesday after the 15th of each month! If you are a blogger and want to join in the fun, contact Laura at thespicedlife AT gmail DOT com and she will get you added to our Facebook group, where we discuss our cookies and share links.


Pin these Chocolate Chip Orange Oatmeal Cookies! 

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