Hub's porridge pancakes. A Big Hit. Wean on this, baby.

[hub2dee]

Following on from this thread where Pruni mentioned the old 'porridge drawer' in Scotland where they (allegedly) would collect the unscoffed porridge, let it set, then munch on it as a snack, and hunker's link to this BLW chat with Gill Rapley... I was wondering how I might be able to get dd to eat porridge on her own (especially in the heat)...

Maybe this has been done loads before, but it's really easy to creat a (quite delicious) porridge pancake:

Sprinke bottom of baby's bowl with thin layer of oat flakes.
Barely cover with EBM / formula / cow's milk.
Nuke in the microwave for 20 - 30 seconds.

That's it !

Leave it on the side for the oats to absorb the moisture and after a while it'll start to set. Sling it in the fridge and later it'll set lovely and juicy and you can peel the 'pancake' (nicer word than 'skin') from the bowl and serve (cold) to baby who will enjoy destroying it.

You can get a slightly firmer pancake by using a spoon to release the pancake from the bowl after it has started to set, flip it it over, and stick it in the mic again before you set it in the fridge. (Removes more moisture).

I tried adding blueberries but things went a bit mushy. Do post any recipes / ideas for anything similar. I was quite impressed by my little discovery ! (Sorry if this is old hat).

i'd be delighted if you would post your own porridge recipe, then, as a comment on the blog. then i'll find it and post it up in the recipes section for you...

Will do...

OH WOW it just gets better....

dd, just turned one, has fed herself for several months now (we weren't doing blw), and recently has wanted to try using a spoon to feed herself, which obviously is great practice but very messy...

Well, I got a hub's panacke TM out of the fridge this AM, and you know how they are kind of moist and a bit sticky... well, if you scoop some into the spoon with a little pressure, it will stick to the spoon despite the repeated arm waving / alternative routing on the way to the mouth, and baby will enjoy sucking the spoon clean !!!!!!!

This dish will surely save the world.

Hi aitch... your blog software makes it REALLY difficut (or impossible) to post anything in a sensible place IMHO. Firstly, one has to register , secondly one appears to only be able to post comments in relation to a given topic, not start anything new IYSWIM.

Please feel free just to go ahead and post something about porridge, and I'll just add any needed comments / witicsims / corrections etc.

yep, i agree, i'm thinking of changing it. we're just on a 30 day trial and it's about to run out. i also don't like the fact that you can't just see the comments... can't be arsed with all the clicking business. any recommendations for any more user-friendly blogware?

Sorry, I've never blogged. I'm sure there are packages which are easier for you or your surfers to use though.... If you find something I hope you can transfer your data without too much hassle...

Just thought - you could do a lot worse than an area / entry on Wikipedia - a kind of online reference resource anyone can edit.

hmmmm, thanks, i'll ask my boffin sister, she knows about these things. lots of tweaking to do, certainly, and i'm not hugely technical.
another friend just emailed to say that the comments button isn't working... something is wrong as i've certainly replied to comments before and it's not been difficult. it's hard, though, as time spent investigating competing blogging services is time spent away from mumsnet and I am increasingly addicted to active convos.

DD loved this, this morning but....I really thought she had eaten loads until I was picking up the remains. There seemed to be MORE left overs than I gave her! No miracle there, Jesus should have used porridge pancake instead of 5 loaves and 2 fishes.

Just give her a little bit of time and I'm sure she'll be shnuffling it down like a vacuum cleaner. What's good though is it's cheap and quick to make, so a good food to learn on !

dd loves either holding the whole slobbery pancake and destroying it, or is quite happy for me to put a splodge on the spoon and she then proudly puts it in her mouth. As it is sticky it defies gravity when she sticks the spoon straight up in the air etc.

BTW - my pancakes are about 8cm in diameter... you're not making massive ones are you ?

mine fell apart! DP tried the ebm ones and was under impressed!

It shouldn't fall apart, nao. It should need tearing. Did you let it set, or had it just been cooked ?

(They may be too thin)

Mine were about 8cm too. If you make them the night before, (like suggested previously) and they're too moist you can warm them in micro again.

they were thin BUT quite chewy also?

Eithout being able to inspect the culprit personally. I would hazard a guess at too thin or overcooked (hence moisture removed hence breaks up in unpredictable fashion).

I tried raisins in a panacke for the first time today (dw went a bought a big old packet before I learnt they were perhaps not the best thing for little teeth)... anyway, they were ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. I imagine they make a good food as the raisins would provide a very swift release of sugar and the oats a much slower one to keep our bunnies going for longer, LOL. They were so tasty i might make some 'adult' pancakes (ie. for me) with skimmed milk etc. as it would probably be a reasonably low-cal but fab snack.

honestly, hub, i don't think there is a thing at the moment that DD likes better than the porridge pancakes. she's eight months old now - old enough not to choke on a raisin, d'you think?
by the way, www.babyledweaning.com. feel free to criticise...

oooh. had a look. Still looks fab. If i can log on / post successfully I will do ! :-)

They are a FAB food as nutritious plus dead quick, plus transportable etc.