Healthy Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 2  bananas ripe mashed
• 2  eggs beaten
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 4 cups milk 1%
• 0.5 cup raisins to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 2 cups steel-cut oats 
• 0.5 cup apple sauce unsweetened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• plastic wrap
• baking pan

Directions

1. Bring milk to a boil in a saucepan; immediately reduce heat to medium-low. Stir oats and vanilla into the milk. Stirring occasionally, cook at a simmer until the oats are soft, about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
2. Mix bananas, eggs, and applesauce in a large bowl.
3. Mix baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl; stir into the banana mixture.
4. Add oats mixture to the bowl; stir. Fold raisins through the oat mixture; pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover dish with plastic wrap; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
6. Remove plastic wrap from baking dish and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 60 minutes.