- 1 cup dry oatmeal
- 1/2 cup quick barley
- 1/2 cup dry brown rice
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
You need a blender to make this recipe. Get out your blender. Measure the dry oatmeal into it. Whirl the oatmeal until it is powdery, like flour. Dump the oatmeal into a mixing bowl. Measure the barley into the blender. Process it until powdery. Dump it into the bowl with the oatmeal. Measure the brown rice into the blender. Process it until powdery. The rice will take longer processing than the oatmeal or barley. It will be a tiny bit coarser after blending too, that is alright. When it is as powdery as you can get it, dump it into the bowl with the other grains. Add the whole wheat flour and the cornmeal. Stir the mixture up to combine it thoroughly. Transfer the mixture to a resealable container and label. Store on the pantry shelf. Makes 3 cups
To Cook:
- 1/3 cup 5 Grain Cereal
- 1 cup cold tap water
- Dash Salt
- 2 tablespoons apple juice concentrate or honey
In a small saucepan combine the cereal and cold water. You use cold water because it prevents lumps. Add the salt and juice concentrate. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes. Serve with milk. Makes 1 serving.
To make 4 servings: use 1 cup of 5 Grain Cereal, 3 cups of cold tap water, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/3 cup apple juice concentrate.
This is a very healthy and hearty way to start the morning. I like this cereal much better than most other mixed grain cereals I have tried. The rice gives the cooked cereal a nice chewy texture which contrasts nicely with the smoothness of the whole wheat flour and cornmeal. If you don’t have quick barley, you can replace it with more oatmeal, or even wheat germ, or wheat bran. I’ve also thought that Rye Flour &/or Ground Flax Seeds might make nice additions. By adding 1/2-cup of each, you would come up with a 7-Grain Hot Cereal. The measurements of cereal to liquid for cooking would remain the same. This cereal is an excellent source of B vitamins and fiber.
This is a great recipe, make it about once ever week or two, and the family seems to enjoy it a lot too. The thing that makes this recipe so great, is that it is filling and doesn’t make you feel like you ate air for breakfast (like cold cereal often does). We like to add brown sugar and raisins (or dried cranberries). The only thing I would caution is when you bring the mixture to a boil in the beginning, I have found that just starting it at Medium heat allows for a nice moderate heat (as I had the misfortune of scorching the bottom of one of my pans the first time I cooked it over high…) but it seems to take less time if you just bring the temperature up slowly and juts keep it at medium.
thanks for the great (and Basic!) recipe…it’s a keeper!
~Jamie
The recipe you have created is brilliant and must be taste delicious. I have never try this but I am going to do this for sure very soon.
Grain Flaker
My Fred Meyer sells a mix much like this in the bulk bins for 1.29a lb. I wonder if you could make it any cheaper than that? My family has been eating grains fir breakfast for the last week and we love it!