Proponents of a healthy diet are replacing wheat flour in their diets with other types, such as oat, corn or rye. Thus, the value increases and the caloric value of food decreases.
We all associate oatmeal with baking, but it can be used in another way.
What is the benefit of oats?
The starch content in this culture is low, on the one hand, it is good for those who decide to lose weight, but gluten is not enough in pastries and pastries from oatmeal, so it turns friable and brittle.
Due to the fat composition in such flour there are vitamins A and E, in addition, it is rich in dietary fiber, which improves intestinal motility.
Oatmeal carries a large amount of essential amino acids, enzymes, mineral salts (such as phosphoric and calcium), as well as copper and silicon.
Eating such a culture not only eliminates excess weight, but also affects the metabolism, lowering blood sugar, contributing to the production of seratonin (the hormone of joy). Nutritionists consider oatmeal the most useful of all cereals.
What can I cook?
Most often, oatmeal is used to replace wheat. This gives splendor and airiness to baking. However, their products may lose their shape due to the small amount of sticky substances in the flour. Therefore, it is not replaced 100% or other varieties are added to it, for example, flaxseed, it is also useful.
Pancakes and cookies from this type of flour are considered the most popular dishes, but there are also original solutions, such as adding it to soups.
Oatmeal pancakes
The originality of the recipe is that the dough contains bananas, which not only add flavor to the dish, but also serve as a fastening ingredient. In order to cook such pancakes you will need:
- oatmeal - 1 cup;
- bananas - 2 pieces;
- milk - 150 ml;
- sugar - 1 tablespoon;
- egg (chicken) - 1 piece;
- a pinch of salt.
Cooking method
We send bananas, sliced into pieces, egg and sugar, into a blender for beating. Then add milk, flour and salt to the same place and beat again. Teslo should have a sour cream consistency (thick).
It remains only to bake pancakes in a pan greased with vegetable oil.
Oatmeal cookies
For cooking you will need:
- oat flour - 2 glasses;
- wheat flour - 0.5 cups;
- sugar - 0.5 cups;
- egg - 1 pc;
- butter - 50 gr;
- honey - 1 tbsp. spoon (liquid);
- sour cream - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- soda - 1 tsp;
- raisins - a handful.
Cooking method
Beat eggs with sugar so that the grains are completely dissolved. We heat the butter, add honey and sour cream to it, and then mix with beaten eggs. Sift the flour (oat and wheat), add soda to it and pour in the prepared mixture. Raisins are added as desired.
You can form cookies with your hands sprinkled with flour. Products should not be too thin (about 1.5 cm), since when baking they tend to spread.
We send to the oven (170 degrees) for 20 minutes.
Lean oatmeal soup
This recipe is related to ancient cuisine, and soup was prepared from onions, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms and herbs. All this is poured with water and boiled until soft, and then rubbed through a sieve and oatmeal is added. Once again boiled to a state of liquid porridge. In the end, you can add vegetable oil and dried fruits to your taste.
Oatmeal for beauty
Due to its rich composition, oats have a beneficial effect not only on the internal state of a person, but also take great care of the skin.
Hollywood face mask: to 2 tbsp. tablespoons of oatmeal, you need to add egg white, apply to the face and remove after 20 minutes.
You can replace the protein with a yolk and a spoon of honey, this will also help get rid of wrinkles.
For oily skin, a mask of 3 tbsp is suitable. tablespoons of oatmeal, whipped protein and a few drops of lemon.
This is how one product can do such different miracles!