Recipe - Irish Oatmeal Bread

1 cup McCann's Irish Oatmeal;
soaked overnight in
; water to cover
4 cup Water
1 Pinches salt
1 cup Heavy cream
2 Star anise
1 Stick cinnamon
3 Pieces orange zest
One fourth cup Maple syrup
One fourth cup Chopped dried apricots
One fourth cup Dried cherries
One fourth cup Dried currants
One fourth cup Diced dried figs
3 tablespoon Chopped toasted pecans
3 tablespoon Chopped toasted walnuts
4 tablespoon Sugar

Cook oatmeal in water with a pinch of salt over medium heat for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat cream over low heat heat. Place star anise, cinnamon and
orange zest in a small piece of cheesecloth and tie with cotton string. Add
to cream and simmer about 10 minutes to infuse the cream. Whisk in maple
syrup and cook until cream coats the back of a spoon. Remove the sachet of
spices.

Place One half of the oatmeal in a heat proof bowl. Sprinkle an even layer of
the fruits and nuts over the oatmeal, cover the second half of oatmeal.
Sprinkle sugar over the top and place bowl under the broiler until sugar
caramelizes, adding more sugar if necessary to achieve a crisp shell. Serve
immediately with the maple cream.

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Per serving: 2311 Calories (kcal); 104g Total Fat; (39% calories from fat);
36g Protein; 330g Carbohydrate; 326mg Cholesterol; 274mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 9 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 5 One half Fruit; 21 Fat;
7 Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: COOKING LIVE PRIMETIME SHOW #CP0047

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.