Recipe: Whole Grain Cereal
Summary: Makes 5 cups
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup each of brown rice, wheat berries, and millet or barley; OR 1/3 cup each of oat groats, kamut berries, and millet or barley.
Note: For a high protein yet gluten free combination:
1/3 cup each of any three of these: brown rice, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, or amaranth.Dried Fruit: Experiment with raisins, cranberries, currants, or chopped apricots, prunes, figs or dates.1 cup uncooked grain (for example, use 1/3 cup each of combinations above)
4 cups water
1/2 tsp salt (or to taste )
1/2 cup dried fruit
1/2 cup fortified soymilk or rice milk
Instructions
- Place grains, water and salt (if using) in the top of double boiler or a heavy pot and bring to a boil. If using a double boiler, place above boiling water and simmer for 2-3 hours. If pan is directly over heat, lower heat, and simmer for 2-3 hours, checking occasionally that it does not boil dry. If necessary, add a little water. Add dried fruit and milk and cook for another 1/2 hour. Serve with fresh fruit and your choice of milk.
Preparation time: 2-3 hour(s)
Cooking time: 30 minute(s)
Diet type: Vegan
Number of servings (yield): 5
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
Copyright © Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis, The New Becoming Vegetarian (US) and Becoming Vegetarian (Canada).