One of the most requested breakfasts we have had at our house is Breakfast Cake. It is a recipe I found on another blog I follow called Heavenly Homemakers.
Breakfast Cake (recipe from Heavenly Homemakers)
1 cup butter, melted and cooled
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups whole rolled oats
3/4 cup honey
2 eggs
1 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips, raisins, or other dried fruit
my husband would also add walnuts, but I don't care for them
The night before...
Stir together butter, buttermilk, flour and oats in a glass bowl. Cover with a cloth and allow grains to soak on your counter overnight or for at least 8 hours.
The next morning...
Stir in honey, eggs, salt, baking soda, and vanilla. Fold in chocolate chips (or whatever you are using). Pour into a buttered 9x9 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes (my oven takes 38 minutes precisely) or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
My tip: In case you don't use buttermilk up fast enough...you can freeze it. I measure it out into 3/4 cup amounts and freeze in a container. Then I pull it out a day or so before I need it and put it into the refrigerator to thaw out. It needs a little shaking up, but it works great for me.
Before you ask, I don't know much about soaking grains - this is the only recipe that I have ever done it with. What I have read/heard is that soaking grains enables the body to digest and use more of the nutrients in the flour and oats. What I do know, is that we really enjoy this breakfast cake - yes, I use chocolate chips because I want my kids to eat it and they aren't big dried fruit fans. But, I also know that this cake makes a filling breakfast that my family enjoys.
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