Lancaster Farmhouse Baked Oatmeal

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar or 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4-1 cup chopped dried apple (or dried apricots, or dried mixed fruit)
• 1 cup heavy cream (warm or chilled)
• ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; butter a medium baking dish.
• 2 add the oats and butter to a heatproof mixing bowl.
• 3 pour 1 ½ cup boiling water over them and let stand 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in the milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
• 5 when well mixed, stir in the apples.
• 6 spoon mixture into the prepared dish.
• 7 cover and bake for 35 minutes, then uncover and continue to cook for 5-10 minutes, until thick and bubbly.
• 8 spoon into bowls (it will be stickier than boiled oatmeal) and serve hot with cream drizzled around the cereal and a dusting of cinnamon.