{RECIPE} Steel Cut Oatmeal Scones with Dried Plums... Yum! (2024)

FAQs

What can I add to my steel-cut oats? ›

Steel-cut oats are chewy and have a slightly nutty flavor. They can be used in place of other types of oats in just about any recipe, or as a satisfying, fiber-rich breakfast option.

Boil water, add oats, reduce heat, and simmer. Cooking steel-cut oats is easy, but it does require some patience. The oats take a good 20 to 30 minutes to become tender, and decide they want to make a porridge. Start tasting the oatmeal around the 20-minute mark and keep cooking until you're happy with it.

Steel-cut oat's texture makes it ideal for adding into rice dishes or as a binder for meatloaf, whereas rolled oats are used in cookies, breads, and other baked goods, as well as in fruit crisps.

Soaking not only softens the oats, but it also makes them more tender, quicker to cook, and easier to digest. In a side-by-side comparison, we found that unsoaked oats lacked that fluffy, creamy texture soaked oats provide.

Both steel-cut and rolled oats have comparable health benefits. They also have similar nutritional profiles and contain many of the same healthy compounds and fibers. Specific groups of people may prefer one type of oats over the other depending on their preferences and needs.

Oatmeal's high fiber content and prebiotic qualities may benefit your body in more ways than one. Making oatmeal a regular part of your menu can potentially lower your disease risk, help your gut health thrive, make bowel movements easier and keep you feeling fuller for longer.

Steel Cut oatmeal has a low glycemic index score because it is digested and absorbed slowly and does not raise your blood sugar quickly nor very high.

Steel-cut oats are an excellent soluble fiber to add to the diet that also acts as a prebiotic food. These oats are beneficial to promote anti-inflammatory integrity in the intestinal bacteria. Steel-cut oats are less processed than old fashion rolled oats and have a lower Glycemix Index.

For every 1 cup of steel cut oats, you'll need 3 1/2 to 4 cups of liquid, depending upon how thick you'd like them to be (less liquid = thicker steel cut oatmeal). I like to do a mix of water and milk to make the steel cut oats extra creamy. The ratio is flexible. I generally use 2 1/2 cups of water and 1 cup of milk.

What if steel cut oats are too dry? ›

If the oats become dry, add a little more stock or water.

Step 1: Rinse: Place steel-cut oats in a strainer and rinse well in warm filtered water. Step 2: Soak: 1 cup steel-cut oats with 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar (ACV) or lemon juice overnight in filtered water overnight at room temperature. Step 3: Cook: Rinse & drain in warm water.

Traditional oatmeal is referred to as rolled oats, because the whole-grain oats are softened by steam and flattened on rollers to form flakes. Steel-cut oats, also known as Irish or Scotch oatmeal, are oats cut by steel blades into small pieces without being flattened.

The short answer is no. Steel cut oats are much more dense than old fashioned oats. They require more liquid and longer cooking than their traditional cousins. While you can, in most cases and with some accommodations, substitute quick oats for old fashioned oats, and vice versa, steel cut oats are not interchangeable.

I like to do a mix of water and milk to make the steel cut oats extra creamy. The ratio is flexible. I generally use 2 1/2 cups of water and 1 cup of milk. You can use your milk of choice—dairy milk or non-dairy milks like coconut milk or almond milk are great (perfect if you need vegan steel cut oats).

Overnight soak: The most common method of soaking oats is to mix them with water or milk and let them soak in the refrigerator overnight. This allows the oats to absorb the liquid and soften, making them easier to digest.

We love the chewy, hearty texture of steel-cut oats, but they're too firm to use for overnight oats. Steel-cut are much better simmered slowly, although if you are short on time, soaking them in water overnight then draining them before simmering will drastically cut down the cooking time.

water. Most of the recipes I've seen (including Good Eats) recommend simmering the oats in 4 cups of liquid for 1 cup of oats. Alton Brown recommends 3 cups of water for ~25 mins and then (1/2 cup of milk + 1/2 cup of buttermilk) for ~10 mins.