I bought a small bag of scottish oatcakes last week and they were wonderful (and expensive) so i thought maybe I could recreate them. I took some liberties here but these are great with tea. You can put jam on them or make them savory with cheese or smoked salmon. I tweaked it a bit to make it slightly sweeter for my husband. If you want them more traditional reduce the sugar to 2 tsps. I doubled the recipe. You can also sprinkle them with a bit of sugar or fine sanding sugar is you want. This is tweaked from a Bob’s red Mill recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups Steel Cut Oatmeal or Scottish Oatmeal (Bobs Red Mill)
- 3/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp baking Powder
- 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup Water (hot)
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 325°F.
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Place all but 2 tablespoons of the Oatmeal in a bowl with flour, sugar, salt and baking powder; stir until combined. Add butter and stir until evenly distributed. With a fork, mix in water, just until moistened. If dough is too moist add a little extra flour. Pat dough into a ball, and then flatten slightly.
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Sprinkle reserved 2 tablespoons oats on a board. Roll dough out 1/4 inch thick. With a 2 to 3 inch round cutter, cut dough into rounds. Re-roll and cut scraps. Place oatcakes about 1/4 inch apart on a greased baking sheet.
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Bake until Scottish Oatcakes are golden, approximately 25-30 minutes. Let cool on a rack. Enjoy plain, serve with jam or cheese, or use them to build hors d’oeuvres.
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