Scottish- Oatcakes
List of Ingredients
Active Work Time: 20 minutes * Total Preparation Time: 35 minutes
2 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup mixed shortening and margarine
3/4 cup boiling water
Recipe
* Mix oatmeal, salt, soda and flour in bowl.
* Melt shortening and margarine and stir into dry ingredients. Mix with spatula, adding boiling water to make soft dough. Dough will be quite wet.
* Turn onto board lined with wax paper and sprinkled with oatmeal. Roll out thinly and cut into triangles or circles.
* Bake on ungreased baking sheets above center of 425-degree oven until golden, about 15 minutes.
24 (2-inch) oatcakes. Each oatcake: 64 calories; 74 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 3 grams fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams protein; 0.20 gram fiber.
"In Scotland, oatcakes come in all shapes, sizes and textures. Clive Ramsay stocks a half-dozen locally made varieties. My husband and I now enjoy them at breakfast."
From LA Times 01/03/01
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