Today there are two varieties of oatmeal: finely ground and oatmeal. For various kinds of baking, the first one is mainly used. But preferably porridge or jelly is cooked from the second one. Although it is also quite possible to add it to bread dough, for example. Almost all oatmeal recipes in this catalog include just the first variety.
The caloric content of oatmeal is 369 Kcal, BZHU: 13, 6.8 and 64.9. It is rich in vitamins of group B, PP, A, C, E. It contains a lot of fiber, amino acids, trace elements, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium, which are important for health. All this has the most positive effect on the condition of hair, skin, nails, stimulates the work of the intestines, cardiovascular system.
Oatmeal is most often found in recipes with these five products:
| Product | Number of recipes with a combination | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 23 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Eggs | 17 | 157 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
| Chicken eggs | 16 | 80 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.3 |
| Butter | 15 | 734 | 0.5 | 82.5 | 0.8 |
| Wheat flour | 13 | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
Oatmeal can be made by yourself using a conventional manual coffee grinder. If there is an electric one, the grinding process will be simplified several times. The flakes for grinding can be slightly dried in a dry pan before processing.
To obtain oatmeal, it is necessary to grind whole oatmeal grains. It is more difficult, but there is a choice - to buy ready-made in the store.
For baking any bakery products, along with oatmeal, wheat flour is also used in various proportions. For example, for the popular oatmeal cookies, 2 parts of oatmeal and 0.5 parts of wheat flour are taken. You can add any dried fruits, nuts, pieces of chocolate, candied fruits to the dough.