Scottish Oatcakes--Traditional Oatcake Recipe

Scottish oatcakes are a favorite in our family. They are wonderful served fresh from the oven with butter and hot syrup. Oatcakes make a great lunch item or can be enjoyed cold, served along with afternoon tea.

Tired of the same-old, same-old for breakfast? When you are looking for something a little different, why not serve up a batch of oatcakes?

Warm oatcakes, slathered with butter and served with hot syrup are satisfying and filling. What a way to put "hearty" back into breakfast! Serving oatcakes is a good idea if you are trying to make oats a part of your diet.

While they are delicious eaten warm, oatcakes can also be served cold. You can make them thick so they are soft and wholesome or roll them thin so that they are slightly crispy, but however you serve them, Scottish oatcakes are a welcome addition to the menu.

Scottish Oatcakes

This oatcake recipe makes a good-sized batch of Scottish oatcakes.

• 5 cups of oatmeal
• 1 cup of flour
• 1/2-1 cup brown sugar (depending on your sweet tooth)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2-1 cup butter or lard (use smaller amount for a fat-reduced diet)
• 1/2-1 cup water

Stir first 6 ingredients until crumbly.

Sprinkle water over and work mixture with hands until a ball forms.

Press into a buttered cake pan until mixture is 1/2-1" thick. bake in a 325 degree oven until golden brown. Slice into generous-sized rectangles.

Hot Syrup:

• 2 cups brown sugar

• 1 cup water

• 1/4 tsp. maple flavoring

Boil 5 minutes, add 2 tbsp. butter and 1/2-1 capfull vanilla.

Remove oatcakes from oven and spread with butter. Pour hot syrup over.

Maple flavored oatcakes are a perfect accompaniment to tea!

1. Prepare oat cake recipe and add 1-2 capfuls of maple flavoring
2. Roll out very thin on a buttered cookie sheet
3. These will bake up crispy
4. (Optional: add chopped walnuts)

Spread with butter and serve with coffee or tea.

Serving Suggestion for Oatcakes:

• If you have to pack a lunch, wrap thick slices of Scottish oatcakes and pack in with a thermos of hot tea.
• Oatcakes are especially nice served this way if you have to travel in the car.
• Scottish oatcakes make a good picnic item.

Reading Room:

• The Low Cholesterol Oat Plan: 300 Delicious and Innovative Recipes for the New Miracle Food
• Oat Cuisine: Over 200 Delicious Recipes to Lower Your Cholesterol Level
• Homegrown Whole Grains: Grow Harvest and Cook Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rice, Corn and More
• The Oat and Wheat Bran Health Plan: the Delicious Way to Lower Cholesterol
• The Scotch and Their Oats
• The Oat Bran Baking Book
• The The Oat Bran Guide
• The Tale of Oat Cake Crag
• The Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Cookbook

Whether you like your oatcakes thick and hearty or crispy and thin, whether served hot with warm syrup poured over top or sampled cold with butter or jam, Scottish oatcakes stick to the ribs and taste good anytime.

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