Rolled oats substitution??

Lizbuppers · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 54 Location: midcoast Maine

OK, I'm caving and giving away all my oat products in case I get contaminated (but not without a whimper). I'm OK with using Bob's Red Mill hot cereal mix, but what can I use in place of rolled oats for cookies, bars, etc? I don't live anywhere near an Asian store (there was a reference here about rolled rice), and when I google it the responses don't lead me to any product either. HELP!!
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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 4170 Location: Nebraska

There's GF oats out there, if you're willing to spend an arm and a leg. Wink

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The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2441

Use quinoa flakes in place of oats in baked goods. The brand I have is Ancient Harvest. Amazon sells them as do many Whole Foods and health food stores. I bet Wild Oats has them as well.

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cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 2550 Location: Washington State

I have successfully used both the GF oats and the quinoa flakes. The GF oats worked out to be about 6.75 or so a pound. I don't use them very often, so I think they are worth it. I just subbed the 4 flour bean mix and some xanthan in my regular oatmeal cookie mix, and they were great.
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mrsppmrxky · Joined: 09 Oct 2004 Posts: 1471 Location: GF Kitchen

The rice that I have talked about before is called POHA. You can do a froozle search if you are interested in getting some. You can not bake with it to make cookies.

I have used it when I made meatloaf.

MrP uses it to make 'instant oatmeal' type packets for breakfast. If you want, I could post the recipes that I have copied from somewhere off of the web on how to make packs up.

It has the consistancy of oatmeal, but it does taste like rice.
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Lizbuppers · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 54 Location: midcoast Maine

I've used the quinoa flakes before for cereal, but they look even less substantial than instant oatmeal does. How do they do as far as baking them up? Are they chewy at all?

Maybe if I splurged on the GF oats and mixed them with the quinoa...
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Lizbuppers · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 54 Location: midcoast Maine

I've used the quinoa flakes before for cereal, but they look even less substantial than instant oatmeal does. How do they do as far as baking them up? Are they chewy at all?

Maybe if I splurged on the GF oats and mixed them with the quinoa...
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Lil Bit's Mummy · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 26

fyi: Frankferd Farms has certified organic wheat free quick rolled oats (as well as oat bran regular rolled oats, oat flour, and steel cut oats!) I got 5lbs for about $6. They deliver in several upper midwest/eastern states (minimum order required) or will ship for UPS cost plus $2.

www.frankferd.com

They have amaranth and buckwheat products too.

cruelshoes · Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 2550 Location: Washington State

Lil Bit's Mummy · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 26

Sorry, I forget that we're a little different case than everyone else here. We have wheat allergies, not gluten intolerance. I have emailed the company to find out about possible CC. Now that I look at the catalog again, I see that it's possible their oats are contaminated by rye, since they also have wheat-free rye products. I'll let you know what I find out.