This is definitely one of those "now why didn't we think of that?!" kind of moments!
Over at A Year in Bread, the Kitchen Mage has been obsessed with making her own oat flour. How? Simply grind a scoop or two of rolled oats in a food processor until you reach a flour-like consistency.
Read on for ideas on using oat flour to bump up the flavor and nutritional content in our favorite recipes!
Substituting oat flour for all or some of the regular flour in a recipe takes a bit of trial and error. Start with replacing 1/3 of the regular flour with your oat flour and work your way up from there. You may also need to adjust the amount of liquid.
As the Kitchen Mage suggests in her post, it's best to choose recipes that aren't too dependent on gluten since oats don't build gluten structure the same way wheat flour does. (For gluten-free oats and, hence, gluten-free oat flour, try Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Rolled Oats.)
Oat flour would do well in many breakfast recipes: pancakes and waffles, muffins, scones, and quick breads.
It's also worth experimenting with cookies and yeast breads. We know a few people who don't like "things" in their baked goods, and we're curious to see what they think of this approach!
We also wonder how the flavors would change if we toasted the oats a bit before grinding them... To the kitchen!
Related: How to Make a Cake Flour Substitute
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Problem is this only works if you have a food processor. Or would it work in a blender? I know making almond meal in the blender works but I'd think the oats would be too soft. Does anyone know?
I saw this technique in the King Arthur Flour whole grain baking book and tried it out earlier this week. I made oatmeal cookies with half homemade oat flour and half rolled oats. They were great! They were perhaps a little heavier than normal oatmeal cookies, but still delicious. Even my roommates, who don't like "healthy cookies," though they were great.
It works in the blender as well. Do it with quick oats and you can make your own homemade instant oatmeal:
3 cups (750ml) quick cook oats
8 plastic sandwich bags
salt (just a small dash)
Blend one cup of the oats in a food processor or blender until very coarse grind.
Into each sandwich bag place:
1/4 cup (60ml) quick cook oats
2 tablespoons ground oats
optional flavoring (brown sugar, dried fruit, chopped nuts, cinnamon, etc)
Label each bag and place the bags in a large jar or box for storage.
To make a serving:
Empty packet into a bowl or large cup. Add 2/3 cup (175ml) boiling water, stir and let stand for 2 minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less water.
When I make it I don't put it into bags, but into a wide-mouthed canister with a 1/3 c measuring scoop.
Why not just buy "quick oats"? That's all they do to make them after all. (They blend them a bit so they'll cook faster.)
I've done this in a blender, and then used my homemade "oat flour" in muffins for the gluten-free among my friends and family. It works great, though the muffins are a bit more crumbly than they are with regular flour.
It works great!!!
I've always used a blender for this. I replace 1/2 of the flour I use for chocolate chip cookies with my homemade oat flour and I get much chewier cookies (if that's your thing).
I use my mini-coffee mill to grind steel-cut oats. I use the flour as a binder for chicken meatloaf.
This is a very good idea> I bought some old fashioned oats and didn't like them for breakfast, somehow. Now I know what to do with my box of old fashioned oats. Thanks guys!!