Saturday morning a colleague arrived having taken a “red-eye” flight from Los Angeles. It would be a warm day, but the morning was cool. I rose early and decided to make baked oatmeal. It would hold easily until Gerardo arrived. We added some fresh fruit and ate on the deck. It was a lovely morning, soon to be very hot (100 degrees), but the conversation was great and I met a new friend….
Baked Oatmeal
2-1/4 cups oats, uncooked
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup cranberries
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3-1/3 cups skim milk
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla
Combine oats, sugar, raisins, cinnamon and salt; mix well. In medium bowl, combine milk, eggs, oil and vanilla; mix well. Add to dry ingredients; mix until well blended. Pour into greased 8″ square baking dish. Bake 55-60 minutes.