Oatmeal cookie question

[harmony]

Do you soak the oat groats before making juliano's cookies ?

harmony

[gastrawnome]

Do you soak the oat groats before making juliano's cookies ?

I didn't when I last made them (a few years ago). They came out really well. They didn't last long, either. :)

--Art

[veggiemom2]

Yes, the oat groats are soaked first.

You are so going to love these cookies. I have some with me today. yum

[harmony]

Looks like they are good soaked or not. Since I can hardly wait I will try it unsoaked. Thanks...I am addicted to this site!

[Olive]

Did this recipe end up getting posted? I'm in a cookie mode and would love if someone shared it!

Thanks!

[SamL]

2 cups oat groats
3/4 cup dates
1/2 cup dried raisins
1/2 cup raw almonds coursley chopped
2 or 3 apples grated
1/2 cup raw cashews

I didn't take down the instructions cause I like to try different textures.
"Kitchen Art" ;)

Dehydrate

(I can't remember where it was posted)

[Rawkinlocs]

In addition to the ingredients posted by SamL, here are the instructions:

Place oat groats in a food processor and grind until fine. If you dont have a food processor, use a blender and add a little maple syrup to help the dough turn over (I tried it, the blender will do it dry just fine). Transfer the groats to a mixing bowl and add the dates, raisins, almonds and apples and mix the batter well. Set aside. In a coffee grinder grind the chashews until they resemble a silky flour. On a mesh dehydrator sheet shape the batter. Keep in mind that the thicker you shape the cookies the longer they take to dehydrate. Dehydrate the cookies at 90 degrees until they reach your preferred texture, around 12 hours. They dont need to be crunky all the way though.

[Rawkinlocs]

In addition to the ingredients posted by SamL, here are the instructions:

Place oat groats in a food processor and grind until fine. If you dont have a food processor, use a blender and add a little maple syrup to help the dough turn over (I tried it, the blender will do it dry just fine). Transfer the groats to a mixing bowl and add the dates, raisins, almonds and apples and mix the batter well. Set aside. In a coffee grinder grind the chashews until they resemble a silky flour. On a mesh dehydrator sheet shape the batter. Keep in mind that the thicker you shape the cookies the longer they take to dehydrate. Dehydrate the cookies at 90 degrees until they reach your preferred texture, around 12 hours. They dont need to be crunchy all the way though.

Shoot! These and Sharon of CO's Lemon Chews are definitely next on my list to make once the dehydrator is freed up!!

[harmony]

it's in the dehydrator and they look good. I'll report tomorrow. I can hardly wait!!

harmony

[Rawkinlocs]

Okay, I just made these last night and had like 3 this morning...Oh my gosh...I think I'm in LOVE!

These cookies are so good...almost too good to share! I did do a few things differently...instead of chopped almonds, I used chopped walnuts because I've always liked cookies with walnuts in them; I added a little cinnamon and a dash or two of sea salt (most COOKED cookie recipes do have a little bit of salt and the butter, to me the salt lended a hint of a buttery taste and maybe next time I'll add a tiny bit of coconut oil as well!); I didn't soak them, but I ground the oats up but then after looking at the ingredients list, wondered where the moisture was going to come from...the shredded apples??

Anyway, as I was grinding up the oat groats, I ended up adding some water until it resembled a slight doughy batter. Then I mixed it with everything else.

But they came out really delicious and next time I plan to soak the oats first.

Harmony, how'd yours turn out?

[Olive]

Thanks for posting the recipe! I'll be soaking oat groats tonight and hopefully will be dunking oatmeal cookies into almond milk tomorrow!

[MaxMarie]

I made these last night. Man Oh Man were they good!

[harmony]

They were very very good. I think I will tweak it a bit next time for my grandson who is allergic to everthing under the sun. Then I had an idea to put them in a real cookie box and act like they came out of the box. This is a smart 4 year old, and everytime I say try this....he doesn't like it. The 2 year old granddaughter likes everything. She hasn't been too corrupted yet. I think I will try sunflower seeds as opposed to almonds. Add cinnamon etc.

this is a very good cookie and non raw people like it as well. I think we have something here.

[SimplyRawesome]

Dang! All the good recipes have cashews and I'm out. :rolleyes: Okay, what the heck are oat groats. Isn't that what you feed horses??? ;) But seriously folks, are oat groats just whole oats?

[SimplyRawesome]

I'm still unsure as to what oat groats are exactly!! :confused: I want to make these cookies now that I have cashews again, but I'm not sure if oat groats are the same as whole oats.

Help!:(

[Rawkinlocs]

probably...are yours rolled? If not, they're probably the same.

[askcassyfirst]

Oat groats are whole oats, not flaked, rolled, or steel cut, etc. You should be able to find them in your health food store, if not, they can order them.

They are the whole grain, rather than the processed cereal grain most of us are familiar with. Arrowhead mills sells them in little bags...

Hope that helps.

Cassy.

[SimplyRawesome]

Rolled? :confused: Mine are from Quaker Oats! LOL!!!

[Olive]

The rolled oats are flat and what everyone thinks of when you say "oatmeal." They aren't raw though, I know that.

I made these over the weekend . . . ooooooooh they're good! I think I like the dough even better than the finished cookie though!

[Mishka]

Hi all~
Oooh, yummy! Cookies are my weakness!! Thankyou for the recipe...and all the positive feedback on how wonderful they are! I know I won't be wasting food when so many people say the same thing.
I just need to go get some oat groats and soak them...then they are going on that dehydrator. I can't wait!! This will make my dh happy too, oatmeal cookies are his favorite!
Thanks!

[SimplyRawesome]

Do you mean they're in the form of wheat berries (like Hard Red, Soft White and Spelt) except that they're oats??? I just want to know what I'm looking for when I go to the store. I guess I could ask someone at the store.

[harmony]

Nutrimom,

Oat groats are labled as that. The cookies were good, but I wasn't liking them after the 1st day...now what is a good cookie a friend of mine made was the apple cookies on pg 532 of Alissa's book. She sprouted hard wheat which wasn't actually soft enough. You have to use soft wheat which is also called spring wheat I believe. Once I get that I may try those cookies...Talk about good and chewy. Almost like a fig newton chewy. I may try it with the oat groats and see what happens.

harmony

[MaineMomof4]

Are the dates and raisins supposed to be chopped, pureed, whole? Thanks!

[sprouts2go]

google oat groat under the image heading

[MaineMomof4]

Are the dates and raisins supposed to be chopped, pureed, whole? Thanks!

[lacdouglas]

I made this recipe with really raw unsoaked oat groats. Boy, am I ever sorry. The oats had a very slight bitter aftertaste and the batter remained a bit chalky. I was very disappointed. The results were terrible, both as batter and as a dehydrated cookie. Yuck!

I know my oats are fresh, because I've sprouted some of them for a morning cereal. But, I won't try to use them unsoaked again.