How to Roll Oats at Home

Have you wondered How to Roll Oats at Home? Without any expensive equipment, this method can change the way you eat rolled oats for good! 

After buying rolled oats for years, I wanted to try and roll my own. As I learned so much about the problems with phytic acid in them, I looked for sprouted rolled oats on the market and found none. Then, I searched for ways to roll my own so I could sprout them first, but all I found was a method using a machine that is a bit pricey and complicated.

The way the rolled oats turned out from this machine wasn’t convincing enough for me to buy yet another thing for my kitchen, so I looked for ways I can use what I already own instead.

I came to understand the simple fact that rolled oats are called “rolled” because of how they are made: by rolling the oats. So, I started out by using a rolling pin on soaked oats. It was a hassle but they turned out okay, and I like the fact I could make my own. 

As I found it’s really possible to roll your own oats, I didn’t stop experimenting. I couldn’t belive myself that I overlooked something I have had for years: an inexpensive manual pasta rolling machine that’s been sitting in my kitchen and hardly ever used. 

Using the pasta roller on the oats made me feel enlightened on my first try! The oats looked exactly like what I buy from the store.

Now, I can soak and ferment my oat groats to reduce phytic acid and then roll my own oat flakes as often as I like.

Sometimes, I roll them and cook the fresh ones right away, but most of the time I roll enough to last for a week and dehydrate them. This way I can use them for making granola, oatmeal cookies etc.

It’s so simple, I wouldn’t feel right without sharing. Ready to roll? Let me show you how!

Things you need:

1. Oat groats Note: Most oat groats sold in stores are not raw, and therefore can’t be sprouted. If you prefer to sprout them first, you need to buy hull-less raw oat groats.
2. A pasta rolling machine
3. A tray or dish that fits underneath the machine to catch the flakes
4. A glass jar and a sprouting lid. (you can use a makeshift lid too)
   

   oat groats

   

   pasta rolling machine and a container for catching the oats

Instructions:  

1. In a glass jar, put the amount of oat groats you want to make. For 1 cup (220 g) of dried oat groats, I get about a 1 pint (0.5 L) mason jar worth of rolled flakes.
2. Rinse and cover them with filtered water, about 2-3 times higher than the oat groat volume, and soak for at least 8-10 hours. (I usually soak mine for up to 2 days. If you choose to soak for 2 days, change the water every day.)
3. After soaking is done, rinse well a few times and let them dry while preparing the pasta rolling machine. 
4. Adjust the machine to the narrowest setting, and start rolling. You can use the fresh rolled oats now or dehydrate them for later.
5. Store them in a glass container, and they should last for a long time without refrigeration if they are completely dry.
   

   put the soaked oats in

   

   and roll them

    

   

   use them fresh right after rolling

   

   dehydrate them for later

   

   store them in a glass jar

Now, you know How to Roll Oats at Home. Have you done this before? Share it with me–I’d like to hear about it!