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Description

• Oats add a chewy texture and a nutty flavor to baked products.
  
  
• There are several forms of oats on the market:
  
  
  • Old-Fashioned: The entire oat kernel is rolled to make old-fashioned rolled oats.
    
    
  • Quick-Cooking: The oat kernel is cut into pieces before being rolled thinly to make quick-cooking oats.
    
    
  • Instant Oatmeal: The oats are cut very fine and processed so that no cooking is necessary, just the addition of boiling water. This oatmeal is often flavored with sugar and spices.
    
    
  • Oat Flour: The oats are ground to form flour.
    
    
  • Oat Bran: The ground outer layer of the oat. Oat bran is sometimes added to baked products as a good source of fiber.
  
  

Storage

• Store oats in a cool dry place in a tightly covered container, to keep out dust, moisture and insects, for up to six months.
  
  
• Freeze oats in a resealable plastic freezer bag for up to one year.
  
  
• Oats do not spoil, but may become stale with age.
  
  

Substitutions

• Old-fashioned oats and quick-cooking oats can be used interchangeably in recipes.
  
  
• Do not substitute instant oatmeal when old-fashioned or quick cooking oats are called for in a recipe. Instant oatmeal sometimes is flavored with sugar and other flavors.
  
  

Measuring Ingredients: Oats

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