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Baked Oat Porridge Pudding: Review of How To Boil An Egg

October 5, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

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Warm and comforting straight from the oven, Baked Oat Porridge Pudding drizzled with cream is the perfect autumn breakfast with scrambled eggs on the side. How to Boil an Egg was provided to me by the publishers for the purposes of an honest review; all opinions are my own and no other compensation was received.

Baked Oat Porridge Pudding drizzled with Cream

Guys. Sorry for the extended silence. I came home from Asheville with bronchitis, but given the way the weather has been bouncing around I cannot say the diagnosis was particularly shocking.

Speaking of the suddenly arctic weather, I have a great cold weather breakfast to share with you! I think of it as being particularly British, although truthfully it is kind of a gussied up baked oatmeal. But the word “pudding” is so much more fun! I served it with scrambled eggs with vinegar, both of which are from Rose Carrarini’s How to Boil an Egg (you may remember Rose Carrarini from my review of her Breakfast, Lunch, Tea).

Baked Oat Porridge Pudding

How to Boil an Egg is the follow up to Carrarini’s first book–both are charming, very European, and illustrated rather than photographed. In both cases the savory meals did not do much for me, probably because I am not a fan of lunch food. But in both cases I was charmed by the baked goods. How to Boil an Egg includes scones, muffins, cakes and puddings. The book is indeed a celebration of the egg, but I would not call it an encyclopedic reference for how to cook eggs. It is more like a whimsical love poem to the mighty egg.

For the sake of trying something that was more an egg dish on the face of it–and because I was super intrigued by it–I did try “Scrambled Eggs and Vinegar.” In the headnotes of the recipe, Carrarini comments “You can reverse this recipe to make it classic scrambled eggs served with vinegared toast.” I love vinegar–I am a fiend for sour food–so how have I never heard of this “classic” dish? Have you? And if you have, where are you from? Is it a British thing? European? Anyway, I made the eggs, although unfortunately my red wine vinegar was almost out,. so what did come out was very strong and kind of discolored the eggs grey! We loved these eggs–but at 1/4 cup of butter to 3 eggs, I would venture to say there is a reason we loved them! I am not going to share this recipe, but rather exhort you to buy the book if you are interesting.

Baked Oat Porridge Pudding drizzled with Cream

As for the pudding itself? It was fabulous! My kids especially loved it and have begged me to make it again since then. Comparing it to its obvious American cousin, baked oatmeal, it is more ethereal (from the whipped egg whites) and softer and moister, as the oatmeal is cooked on the stovetop first. I did not find the pudding to be too sweet at all, but I am sure you could reduce the brown sugar a bit. I do urge you not to scrimp on the cream, as it makes this dish especially luxurious and delicious. We passed on the garnish of chopped nuts, but if I were eating this on weekdays without the scrambled eggs I would probably add them in. She also suggests trying it with apple compote, which I think sounds heavenly.

Baked Oat Porridge Pudding

5 from 1 vote
Baked Porridge Oatmeal Pudding drizzled with Cream
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Baked Oat Porridge Pudding

Very closely adapted from Rose Carrarini.

Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: British
Keyword: eggs, oatmeal, oats, soufflé, vinegar
Ingredients
  • 3 T 20 g unsalted butter, plus more for greasing ramekins
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¾ cup rolled oats
  • ¼ cup heavy cream, plus extra for drizzling
  • ¼ cup 50 g brown sugar
  • ½ t ground cinnamon
  • 1 t vanilla (my addition)
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • chopped nuts of choice for garnish optional
  • apple compote for garnish optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Grease 4 1-cup ramekins with butter. Set aside.
  3. Pour the milk into a saucepan and add the butter. Place over medium heat and bring just to a simmer. Stir in the rolled oats and reduce the heat to medium low, or even low for a strong gas cooktop. Stir constantly, until smooth and thick.
  4. Remove from the heat and stir in the heavy cream, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and pinch of salt (I like a generous pinch).
  5. Beat the egg whites until just stiff–do not let them beat until dry. Set aside.
  6. Beat the egg yolks and then stir them into the oatmeal mixture. Then fold the stiff egg whites into the oatmeal until just incorporated. Be careful to not overstir.
  7. Divide the mixture evenly between the 4 ramekins. Place them onto a cookie sheet and bake for 40 minutes, or until they are just barely set.
  8. Serve warm with nuts, apple compote (really any fruit compote) and drizzled with a little extra heavy cream.

Filed Under: breakfast, British, cookbooks, eggs, oats, reviews, vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, cookbook review, eggs, oatmeal, oats, rolled oats, soufflé, vinegar

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Comments

  1. Joanne says

    October 6, 2014 at 7:04 am

    I love all things having to do with eggs, so I suspect this is a must try! The porridge puddings do sound pretty fun for breakfast.

    Reply
  2. Elizabeth says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:47 am

    How do you think this would be to make ahead and reheat in the am?

    Reply
    • Laura says

      October 6, 2014 at 3:47 pm

      Potentially too dry… You could make the porridge portion in advance and add eggs and bake in the morning, although I do understand 40 mins is a long time for a weekday breakfast.

      Reply
  3. Janice @Kitchen Heals Soul says

    October 6, 2014 at 10:00 am

    Wow, this looks like a lovely breakfast! I love how the Brits drizzle things with cream 😉

    Reply
  4. Eli@coachdaddy says

    October 16, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    5 stars
    I think this might be the go-to brunch item when we get snowed in for a day next. Looks delicious.

    Reply
  5. Amy says

    November 3, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    I wonder how it would work with steel cut oats? I guess just cook them as normal, and then add the eggs and proceed.
    Will have to try it.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 3, 2014 at 4:43 pm

      I would think that would work. Report back if you try it!

      Reply
  6. Dana @ Foodie Goes Healthy says

    January 6, 2015 at 3:42 am

    This dish looks amazing. I love having new ideas to break the same ol’ breakfast rut.

    Reply
  7. Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living says

    January 6, 2015 at 8:54 am

    Such an interesting way to prepare oatmeal – sounds so light compared to most baked oatmeal recipes,

    Reply
  8. Heather | girlichef says

    January 6, 2015 at 9:35 am

    Oh, I haven’t heard of that dish, either – but I’m a big vinegar fan, too. Plus, this sounds like just the cure for the bitter cold mornings we’re having right now. Off to see if my library has this book!

    Reply
  9. Tawra Kellam says

    January 6, 2015 at 11:24 am

    Oh yum! Can’t wait to try!

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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