Baked Oatmeal

When I am faced with a bowl of oatmeal, I cringe and can only eat half of it. The texture is slimy and there is no taste. However, when I have baked oatmeal in front of me, I can easily devour two pieces. It is solid. I serve it with melted butter on it and it is moist and delicious. This makes a lovely breakfast with some fruit and juice to go with it. I have had it in the oven too long and it turns out dryer and flakier than I like.

Here is a list of ingredients needed for a 9" x 13" pan (greased). I cut the recipe in half and put it in an 8" x 8" pan.

1 cup oil
1 ½ cups sugar (or to your taste)
4 eggs
6 cups oats
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups milk

Combine all of the ingredients in the order that they are listed. Bake this at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes until lightly browned. This can be mixed up the evening before you are going to bake it. Serve this dish topped with butter, brown sugar, or milk. The pan will make 12-15 slices. It depends on the size that you cut your slices.

The truly wonderful thing about this dish is not only is it frugal, but one pan will last for a number of meals. I have not frozen this yet, it tends to be eaten before I can freeze it.