I was planning on baking oatmeal cookies and grabbed a bag of what looked like oatmeal in the farmer's market but when home it reads "Pressed Barley". Have you ever baked with that?
If not, what do I do with the stuff? It's, of course, a beeeeg bag ;D
I'll answer my own question because I wanted to bake something right now. I used slightly less of the barley since it seems more dense. The cookies are chewier and give the jaw a bit more work out but taste practically the same to me, maybe not as nutty.
Never heard of pressed barley. Will you use it again? A big bag you say.
Quote from: tomatoada on July 02, 2009, 20:26:30
Never heard of pressed barley. Will you use it again? A big bag you say.
I'll use it somehow but not for cookies unless just a small amount gets slipped in.
My Cookie Monster husband's assessment was they aren't as good as regular oatmeal cookies.
It seems that it can be made into a risotto instead of using rice. I have not tried it but saw it done on a tv show and thought at the time It was interesting, I would try it if some one made it but was not going to rush out and buy to try.