I fell asleep last night knowing it would be chilly this morning. I drifted to sleep with dreams of my skillet bubbling with blueberries and apples tucked away in oatmeal with brown sugar.
When my coffee pot did its little beep, letting me know I could get out of bed now because there was brew waiting for me, I hopped up and went to the kitchen. Time to make my dreams a reality! I sipped some coffee, I mixed up the batter, and do you know what happened?
Snow. It started snowing, which made it official: This was the absolute perfect morning for the perfect breakfast! A serendipity, really, because you can’t plan this kind of thing. Which makes it even more perfect, in my mind!
Okay, so I’m guessing what you really want is not this whole story, but the recipe, am I right?
Here it is:
Oatmeal Bake (thank you very much, Tom Goetz!)
Ingredients:
3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick melted butter
1 cup milk (I substituted buttermilk today.)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp apple cider syrup
1 apple, peeled and chopped
A handful or two of blueberries.
Instructions: Mix together. Spread in greased pan (I used my 12 inch skillet) Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
Enjoy! I hope you’re able to taste this bit of heaven on just the right morning soon!
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