National Oatmeal Month

It's National Oatmeal Month!  Walgreens had some great deals on oatmeal and there will probably be more to be found in the near future.  Besides, there's a great coupon to be downloaded if you're looking for oats:

$1/1 Quaker Instant Oatmeal or Oats (bricks.com)

Here's a few delicious recipes (Thanks, The Krazy Coupon Lady)

Blueberry Oatmeal Bread

by Betty Crocker

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2 1/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup fresh or Cascadian Farm® organic frozen blueberries (thawed and drained)

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom only of 8- or 9-inch loaf pan.

2. In large bowl, mix brown sugar, milk, oil and eggs with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except blueberries; beat 30 seconds. Fold in blueberries. Pour into pan. Sprinkle with additional oats if desired.

3. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.
 
Oatmeal Pizza Dough
by OatmealMix.Wordpress.com

Pizza dough – makes 3 thick pieces

1 1/4 cups flour

1/4 cup quick oats

enough water to make a dough–1/2 cup – 2/3 cup?

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 tsp EVOO

3/4 tsp brown sugar

1 tsp yeast

Mix and let sit 2 hours.

Knead dough on floured surface after 2 hours and shape into balls. Place onto baking pans or whatever you want [I used aluminum foil] Roll them out however thick you want. Cover and let sit for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350F.  Bake for 7 minutes.

Oatmeal Scotchies

adapted from Nestle's Toll House Recipe

1 1/4 c flour

1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/2 c granulated sugar
3/4 c packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 c quick or old-fashioned oats
5 1/2 oz (1/2 of an 11 oz pkg; just shy 2 cups)  chocolate chips
5 1/2 oz (1/2 of an 11 oz pkg; just shy 2 cups) butterscotch chips

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.

2. Beat together butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer. Gradually add dry ingredients and beat until well mixed.

3. Stir in oats and both kinds of chips.

4. Drop 1 tablespoon scoops onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 7 to 8 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.