Whole-Grain Breakfast Porridge

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup red or wild rice
• 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
• 1/4 cup pearl barley or farro
• 1/2 cup farina or wheat cereal
• 1 2-inch piece orange peel
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 to 2 tablespoons packed dark or light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup dried fruit (cranberries, cherries, raisins and/or chopped apricots)
• Chopped nuts, maple syrup and/or milk, for serving (optional)

Preparation

1. 1

   Step 1

   Up to 12 hours before serving, put the rice, oats, barley and farina in a 6-to-10-cup rice cooker. Stir in the orange peel, cinnamon stick, sugar, salt and 5 cups water. Add the dried fruit.
2. 2

   Step 2

   Close the cooker, set the timer and program for the porridge cycle so that breakfast is ready at the desired time. (If you don't have a porridge setting on your rice cooker, program for 50 to 55 minutes.
3. 3

   Step 3

   Serve the warm porridge with nuts, syrup and/or milk, if desired.

4. Bon appetit!