Oat Bread

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Serves: 2

This is a unique recipe: We were desperate to find a bread stick recipe, and nothing was quite working for us. Then we happened upon a delicious discovery: Like silly putty, penicillin, and the microwave oven, we created oat bread entirely by accident.

Alex: I was trying to create an oat bar for hiking, and I had processed oats into a flour. I added some water in an effort to make a sticky base for the bar (before I’d discovered dates), but suddenly the oats solidified into a dough, hurling the food processor around the counter-top. Oat bread was born!

Oat bread can be used in a few different contexts, but bread sticks are our favorite application! They’re shown here with our Marinara Sauce, but they could just as easily be dipped in Creamy Garlic Spread! This recipe serves one, so multiply as necessary.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups oats
  • 2 cloves peeled garlic
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 cup water (or more)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Pour the oats into the food processor and turn it to high. After about 30 seconds, the oats should be the consistency of course flour.
  3. Add garlic, salt, rosemary, thyme, and black pepper to the food processor, and process until the garlic is thoroughly chopped and everything is mixed.
  4. Now add the vinegar. Leave the processor running on low and slowly pour in the water. Eventually, usually around 3/4 of a cup, the mixture will begin to solidify. Once it begins to merge into a single dough and rotate around the food processor, you’ve added enough. Depending on your oats, you might need a bit more water, but one cup is usually enough.
  5. Spoon the mixture onto a pan covered in aluminum foil or parchment paper. Use a knife to spread it, a bit like a thick peanut butter, into a flat, approximately square shape.
  6. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until edges start to become crispy.
  7. Remove from oven and separate the oat bread from the aluminum foil. It usually comes off easily, but if not then popping it in the freezer for a moment will separate it from the foil.
  8. Cut into rectangular pieces and enjoy!

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