Scottish Oat Cakes

Scottish oat cakes 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 tea.

Oatcakes are so wholesome. We can be thankful for good, solid Scottish recipes that put the "hearty" into cookies and cakes.

Scottish Oat Cakes

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 capful vanilla.

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

Scottish Oat Tea Cakes

Prepare oat cake recipe and add 1-2 capfuls of maple flavoring. Roll out very thin on a buttered cookie sheet. These will bake up crispy. Spread with butter and serve with tea.

Optional: add in chopped walnuts.

When you want something different for breakfast or lunch, Scottish oat cakes are just the thing.

Recipe II Scottish Oat Cakes

This recipe came to Nova Scotia hundreds of years ago. Our thanks must go out to those settlers from the highlands of Scotland for bringing it to Canadian shores. These oat cakes were served at afernoon tea to Queen Elizabeth, when she visited Halifax in 1951.

4 cups oatmeal

4 tbsp. shortening

3/4 tsp. baking soda

pinch of salt

Mix thoroughly, then add enough milk to make a soft dough. Roll out until very thin on a lightly floured board. Cut into squares or strips. Brown lightly in oven. These are sometimes served with meat or cheese.

Serving Suggestion for Scottish Oatcakes:

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

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