Favorite Breakfast

mmmmmmm.  A friend of mine recently mentioned how much she loves baked oatmeal.  Baked oatmeal?!?  I did not know such a fantastic thing existed.  I will never be the same.

My recipe: (I've made it several times now, and tweaked it until I love it even more.)

Mix together in 8x8 pan:
2 cups oats (quick or not, either way)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (maybe a little more)

In a separate bowl mix:
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup applesauce
2 TB melted butter
1 large egg

Pour the liquidy stuff over the dry stuff, mix together.  Sprinkle all your favorite oatmeal things on top. (I do raisins, craisins, frozen blueberries and chopped walnuts.)  Tap down a bit, bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes. (Depending on how set you like it.) Eat plain or with milk. (I pour milk on mine, and then drizzle a teeny bit of maple syrup on top.)

Mmmmm... Happy New Year!