Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 3 Cups Rolled Oats
• 1 cup Raisins or other dried fruit such as strawberries or apples
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 2 Tsps Baking Powder
• 1 3/4 Tsps Cinnamon Divided
• 3/4 tsp Table Salt
• 1/2 cup Applesauce
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Yogurt (Vanilla works best)
• 1/4 cup Canola Oil
• 2 Large Eggs
• 2 Tsps Vanilla Extract
• 2 Tbsps Brown Sugar packed

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 with rack in the middle. Lightly oil an 8” square glass baking dish.

Stir together oats, raisins, granulated sugar, baking powder, 1 ½ t cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.

Whisk together applesauce, yogurt, milk, oil, eggs and vanilla in another bowl until smooth. Stir in the oat mixture, then pour into baking dish.

Stir together brown sugar with remaining ¼ t cinnamon and sprinkle over oatmeal, then bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30-40 minutes. Cook to warm in pan on rack, 20-30 minutes then cut into squares.

(if made ahead – chill and cover. Blot excess water from surface, then reheat in preheated 325 oven, covered with foil until thoroughly heated – about 15 minutes.)

From Gourmet Magazine – December 2007