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[LordSlowpoke]

Perhaps powdered milk?

even canned is better for oatmeal use

[penguinofhonor]

Powdered milk is the worst form of milk.

Oatmeal is best eaten with an excessive amount of brown sugar. And a bit of butter.

[Neonivek]

Powdered milk is the worst form of milk.

Oatmeal is best eaten with an excessive amount of brown sugar. And a bit of butter.

at that point you might as well be making oatmeal cookies.

[penguinofhonor]

No, oatmeal cookies are gross. Boring at their best.

[Sappho]

Since I can't have milk (DAMN YOU LACTOSE GODS), I've found a few alternatives for oatmeal which I absolutely love now. My two favorites are:
1. Soak raw oats overnight in coconut milk with a mashed-up banana and a spoonful of chia seeds (time consuming but tasty)
2. Mix raw oats with an equal amount of yogurt (it has to be good yogurt - the kind I eat is "farmer's style" though I'm not sure if that's what it's called in English - must have full fat and not loads of chemicals), plus a spoon of chia and another spoon of fruit jam (preferably homemade) - let soak at least an hour before eating for best results

I have #2 at work almost every day, since I can mix it together in a tupperware container in the morning, let it soak on the way to work, and eat it when I get there. Delicious.

[Akura]

No, oatmeal cookies are gross. Boring at their best.

What? No, oatmeal cookies are great. Oatmeal raisin cookies, though...

[DJ]

Wait, doesn't yogurt have lactose? It's made from milk, right?

[Sappho]

Wait, doesn't yogurt have lactose? It's made from milk, right?

The culture that makes the yogurt also digests the lactose for you, so yogurt is safe for lactose intolerant people. As a result, I eat just an insane amount of yogurt. Mmmmmm.

[Bauglir]

No, oatmeal cookies are gross. Boring at their best.

What? No, oatmeal cookies are great. Oatmeal raisin cookies, though...

True, oatmeal raisin cookies aren't great. They're AMAZING

[Sirus]

No, oatmeal cookies are gross. Boring at their best.

What? No, oatmeal cookies are great. Oatmeal raisin cookies, though...

True, oatmeal raisin cookies aren't great. They're AMAZINGLY BAD

I agree.

[timferius]

Oatmeal take two. Still water due to lack of milk at work. Instead of adding the near-boilingish water, I added cold water and microwaved it. Greatly improved texture! 8/10. Will try milk next.

[Rose]

A vote from me and my wife against oatmeal raisin cookies.

Actually neither of us have had them, but they contain raisins which makes anything impossible to be anything but horrible.

[Parsely]

You don't need milk to oatmeal properly, and consistency depends on your preference. I like mine to be mucky but I know some people who make it all soupy like (yuck).

[Reudh]

I... think I need to follow this thread. Also, oatmeal biscuits? there's a delicious variation here called ANZAC biscuits, using rolled oats, golden syrup, coconut, sugar, butter. It's almost a tradition to eat ANZAC biscuits on Australia Day or ANZAC Day.

Here's a recipe.

Ingredients:

2 cups plain (non-self raising flour)
1 cup of sugar (white, brown, unrefined are all fine)
4 tbsp of golden syrup (honey can be substituted)
1 cup of desiccated coconut
1 teaspoon of baking soda
2 tablespoons of water
2 cups of rolled oats
225g of butter (margarine can be substituted)


Method:
1. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, and melt the syrup and butter in a saucepan. Add the baking soda and water to the syrup mix once it has melted.
2. Mix wet and dry ingredients. Add water if necessary.
3. Seperate and roll into small balls, then flatten them.
4. Bake at 150C (300F) for ~20 minutes or until golden brown.

They're a pretty simple and easy biscuit to make, and they have a long shelf life. They have a chewy texture, a honey-ish flavour, and are quite crisp. Brown sugar gives more colour and flavour, and coconut can be omitted as long as you add more syrup and oats.
They'll be quite soft until they cool, at which point you may need a strong jaw.

[Osmosis Jones]

Just note, they are ANZAC BISCUITS, not cookies. It is a criminal offence to sell ANZAC "cookies" in Aus and NZ, not even joking.

Oh, also, I'm hosting a BBQ tomorrow (which I believe Reudh might actually even be attending)... and the baking is off the chain. In addition to the meats we're asking others to bring, our current menu includes, but is not limited to;

2 choc pavlovas,
Lemon curd tart,
A couple of salads,
Jujeh (Persion saffron chicken) kebabs,
Another Iranian dish I can't remember,
Fresh baked pretzel bread rolls...

My house smells so good right now, I can't even.