The Nations Favourite Podgy Porridge Recipes

THE NATION'S FAVOURITE - PODGY PORRIDGE!

Steps:

• Place the milk in a large, non-stick saucepan and bring to the boil. Briskly stir in the oats, honey, cinnamon and salt.
• Bring to a very gentle simmer and cook for 8 - 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once the mixture is cooked, add the cream or milk and stir until heated but not boiling. You will now have lovely, rich, creamy porridge.
• Spoon the cooked porridge into warm bowls and, for ultimate extravagance, drizzle with lots of sticky golden syrup, honey or sprinkle with brown sugar.
• NB: If guilt takes over and you don't want to go the whole hog, try a less podgy version of the porridge using skimmed milk. You can add extra milk in place of the cream at the end of the cooking time.

PORRIDGE WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Put the water in a large saucepan and boil.
• When boiling, pour in the porridge and stir for 1-2 minutes.
• At this point you should really turn the heat down while stirring but if your stove does not simmer so well, then just lift the pot away from the heat for a few seconds periodically.
• After a minute, put in the apple slices and continue to stir for a further 30-45 seconds.
• The porridge should be thickening up by this point. If not, keep it on the heat a little longer.
• Take the pot off the heat, cover the porridge and set aside for a couple minutes.
• Serve, with any extras you might have to hand like a bit of brown sugar if you are lucky or some honey drizzled over.
• You could also replace up to half of the water with milk while you are cooking the porridge for a creamier version.

AUNTIE THERESA'S CANADIAN PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Mix the oats and milk together in a bowl and leave in the fridge over night.
• Add the yogurt and wheatgerm and mix.
• Top with the fruit and almonds and enjoy.

PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except extra milk in a pan and bring to the boil on a medium heat. Cook for 5 minutes. Serve with extra milk.