Recipe: Bircher Muesli

[Guest guest]

Some years ago we stayed at Gasthaus Switzerland, a Ôbed and breakfast innÕ in

Ottawa.

For breakfast they had offered, among other things, an enormous punchbowl of

Muesli,

which we found delicious, if a little high in calories When we were leaving,

I asked about

it, and the manager happily handed out a printed recipe for ÔThis famous dish .

.. . created

in

Switzerland by Dr Bircher in 1887 at his diet clinic . . . Ô.

 

For some reason I saved this, made a version of it a few times, lost it then

fell across it the

other day when searching for something else. Although this has clearly been

adapted (they

had kiwi fruit in Switzerland then? Also I understand the milk used, for

safety/hygienic

reasons at the time, was sweetened condensed), I thought this might interest

some. (And I

donÕt think the Gasthaus Switzerland would mind.)

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" BIRCHER MUESLI

 

Recipe for 4-6 people.

 

2 cups natural yogurt

2 cups rolled oats

1 cup milk

3-4 Tbsp sugar

 

Stir together, then add:

 

1/2 lemon (squeezed onto fruit)

2 chopped apples

2 bananas

1 orange

some grapes, strawberries, or any other fruit such as pears, pineaple,

blueberries,

raspberry or kiwi

 

Combine everything to your taste. Leave overnight.

 

If you like you can add nuts, raisins or whipping cream! "

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There ya go!!!!! Love, Pat