Recipe for Fig and plum porridge
For one
Rolled oats are easy to get hold of and cook quickly. If you are making the porridge on the hob in the slow, traditional way then try pinhead oatmeal, the Rolls Royce of porridge oats. Any milk of your choice is fine (I use organic semi-skimmed cows milk)
3 Tbsp rolled oats
1 tsp flax seeds
end of tsp of allspice powder
1 Tbsp dried figs
1 fresh plum
Half a cup of milk
Soak the oats, flax and allspice in the milk for between twenty minutes and overnight.
Cook the mixture in the microwave for two minutes.
Remove from the microwave and stir. Use a small, sharp knife to cut the plum in half and then slice chunks of plum directly into the porridge.
Cook the porridge and plum for another thirty seconds (or longer, depending on your microwave)
Stir in the dried figs. Add a splash of cold milk if the porridge needs cooling or loosening up. Sprinkle with the sugar and serve immediately.