Minnesota Breakfast Cereal Of Wild Rice And Oatmeal Food

MINNESOTA BREAKFAST CEREAL OF WILD RICE AND OATMEAL

Steps:

• Steam the wild rice or boil it covered by 2 inches of water; it is ready when tender but pleasantly chewy, with many burst kernels, after about 45 minutes; drain rice.
• Combine the oats with the dried cherries, salt, and 3 cups water in a saucepan; cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until soft and thick.
• Stir in the wild rice and milk.
• Serve steaming hot in large bowls, topped lightly with sugar or syrup.

MINNESOTA WILD RICE BREAD

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add rice to boiling water and cover. Cook over very low heat until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Stir yeast into 1/3 cup warm water and let stand 5 minutes. Stir together milk, butter, honey, salt and oats. Add cooled wild rice to milk mixture.
• Stir together rye flour, whole-wheat flour, bran and 3 1/2 cups of the unbleached flour, using a wooden spoon. Stir in milk and yeast mixture until soft dough forms. Add more of the unbleached flour as needed.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead until soft and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place dough in greased bowl and turn so that the top is greased. Let rise 2 hours. Punch dough and shape into two loaves. Place in 2 greased 9 1/2 by 5 1/2-inch pans. Let rise again, about 1 hour. Bake for 45 minutes. During last 15 minutes of baking, brush loaves with 1 beaten egg mixed with 1 tablespoon of water and sprinkle with sunflower seeds.

MIXED GRAIN AND WILD RICE CEREAL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine 2 cups water and wild rice; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes; drain. Place in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Add the barley, oats, raisins, dates, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and remaining water. , Cover and bake at 375° for 1 hour and 40 minutes or until grains are tender, stirring occasionally. Serve with honey if desired.

MINNESOTA WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• (Properly cooked wild rice should be split and soft.).
• Fry all the bacon until very crisp. Drain and save some of the fat. Crumble the bacon into little pieces.
• In some of the reserved bacon fat sauté the vegetables until soft.
• To the sauteed vegetables, add the chicken bouillon and mix. Then add all the other ingredients. Combine and mix.
• If the mixture seems dry, add the melted butter.
• Add salt and pepper to taste (remember, the bacon is salty).
• Place mixture into a glass casserole dish. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until warmed through.

WILD RICE BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).

MIXED GRAIN AND WILD RICE CEREAL

Steps:

• Simmer 2 cups water and wild rice in small saucepan 20 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 2 1/2-quart ovenproof dish. In prepared dish, mix wild rice with remaining 6 cups water. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Cover loosely with foil and bake until grains are tender, water is absorbed and cereal is creamy, stirring occasionally, about 1 1/2 hours.