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.