Thermos Wheat

Thermos Wheat




1 Thermos (with not too narrow of an opening)

1 cup whole wheat berries
2 cups boiling water

First preheat the thermos by filling it with your hottest tap water. Place the lid on it loosely and allow it to sit while you do the rest of the work. Meanwhile bring 2 cups of water to a boil. When the water boils, dump the tap water out of the thermos. Immediately pour the boiling water into the thermos. Pour the wheat berries into the thermos along with the boiling water. Try to work quickly so the water doesn't lose too much of its heat. Screw the lid tightly onto the thermos. Now allow the wheat to cook in the thermos for about 8 hours or overnight.

When you open the thermos, you will have lovely freshly cooked wheat, the perfect temperature for eating. You may need to drain off a little water if it hasn't all been absorbed. Serve anywhere that you would serve rice, or stir some into a little yogurt with a bit of brown sugar. Cooked wheat is also nice for breakfasts with a few dates and milk.

If desired, this recipe is easily doubled or tripled for larger thermoses.

HERE ARE SOME OTHER RECIPES TO USING COOKED WHEAT:

Sweet Wheat Treat
Spoon some of your thermos wheat into a small bowl and add thawed fruit punch concentrate, or apple cherry juice concentrate. Just add a Tablespoon per 1/2 cup cooked wheat..or to taste. Eat with spoon.

Chocolate Porridge
After you have prepared your thermos wheat or after you have cooked your wheat in a pot for an hour, drain the soft cooked wheat. Transfer to a bowl and stir in 2-6 oz. of chocolate chips and 2 oz. of chopped nuts or more. If desired, add fruit juice to soften the mixture.

Note: You can cook whole oat groats the same way..only use 3 parts water to one part oat groats. MMMmmm.
Be sure to clean your thermos out right away...after you have dumped out or shaken out all the cooked grains.