5 grain cereal - recipe?

[DivaJen]

I bought some of the Bob's Red Mill 5 Grain got cereal and love it. So now I'm wondering - can I just buy different grains in bulk, mix them together and cook them up for the same result? Or is there some magic proportion to be aware of when it comes to mixing grains?

This was one of my bread thrift store finds and hence fairly inexpensive, but to be able to buy the grains in bulk (which I can) might be a good way to go down the road.

[ruthie]

Bob's Red Mill says the ingredients in their 5 Grain Cereal are "rolled whole wheat, rye, oats, flaxseed, barley, and triticale." Ingredients are typically listed in order of quantity by weight (ie whatever a recipe has most of by weight will be listed first), if that helps. The nice thing is that if you mix up a batch, you can adjust it here and there until it is to your taste - its pretty flexible. Just be sure that you write down everything you do so that you can duplicate it!

You could also try the Hillbilly Housewife recipe for 5-grain cereal, although it's different from the Bob's Red Mill - http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/5graincereal.htm

My health food store carries 5 and 7 grain cereals pre-mixed in the bulk bins. This could also be an option, if you've got a good selection of bulk bins around.

[Broock]

Hi ruthie,
I was also looking to make some change in bob's red mill 5 grain cereal.
Thanks for sharing this link.

[Samurai]

Bob's Red Mill is good as it is. Why you guys want to change it?

[cad001]

My new favorite breakfast. This is a hot cereal, made with oats, barley and 3 other grains (sorry the container is downstairs and I'm too lazy to go look at it) which is absolutely delicious. Bought it the other day - the grains are flaked, like oats, cook in about two minutes and is really really good. Just thought I'd share. And someone knows better breakfast, kinda share the recipe....!

[Chase]

Five Grain Hot Cereal
1 cup dry oatmeal
1/2 cup quick barley
1/2 cup dry brown rice
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal

You need a blender to make this recipe. Get out your blender. Measure the dry oatmeal into it. Whirl the oatmeal until it is powdery, like flour. Dump the oatmeal into a mixing bowl. Measure the barley into the blender. Process it until powdery. Dump it into the bowl with the oatmeal. Measure the brown rice into the blender. Process it until powdery. The rice will take longer processing than the oatmeal or barley. It will be a tiny bit coarser after blending too, that is alright. When it is as powdery as you can get it, dump it into the bowl with the other grains. Add the whole wheat flour and the cornmeal. Stir the mixture up to combine it thoroughly. Transfer the mixture to a resealable container and label. Store on the pantry shelf. Makes 3 cups.

You should be able to add other grains of your choice. This gives you some guidance as to amounts and how to process.

[jack11]

Five Grain Hot Cereal
1 cup dry oatmeal
1/2 cup quick barley
1/2 cup dry brown rice
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal

You need a blender to make this recipe. Get out your blender. Measure the dry oatmeal into it. Whirl the oatmeal until it is powdery, like flour. Dump the oatmeal into a mixing bowl. Measure the barley into the blender. Process it until powdery. Dump it into the bowl with the oatmeal. Measure the brown rice into the blender. Process it until powdery. The rice will take longer processing than the oatmeal or barley. It will be a tiny bit coarser after blending too, that is alright. When it is as powdery as you can get it, dump it into the bowl with the other grains. Add the whole wheat flour and the cornmeal. Stir the mixture up to combine it thoroughly. Transfer the mixture to a resealable container and label. Store on the pantry shelf. Makes 3 cups.

You should be able to add other grains of your choice. This gives you some guidance as to amounts and how to process.