Baked Oatmeal

Very good breakfast recipe. I've made it every weekend since I found it!

1-1/2 cups milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla or 0.5 vanilla & 0.5 almond extract
2-1/2 cups oats(quick or old fashioned), uncooked*
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

-Heat oven to 350 degrees.
-In medium bowl, combine milk, eggs, oil and vanilla; mix well. Set aside.
-In 8x8 square casserole pan, combine oats, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add to liquid ingredients in bowl; blend well. Let stand about 15 minutes.
-Grease casserole pan and pour in mixture. Bake, uncovered, 35 to 45 minutes or until center is almost dry and firm to the touch. Cool slightly before serving.

Recipe from frugalfamilyrecipes.blogspot.com

* Oatmeal is, in my opinion, one of the few things that is worth buying name-brand. I always buy Quaker old-fashioned oats, just like my parents. I am never so hurried that I'd rather eat bad 1-minute oats than good 5-minute oats. When I'm that rushed I eat cereal.