Scottish Oatcakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g medium oatmeal or 250 g porridge oats
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon lard, melted
• 75 -200 ml hot water (which has been recently boiled)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200c/400°f.
• 2 put the oats, salt and baking soda in a bowl.
• 3 make a well, pour in the lard and stirring with a wooden spoon, add in enough of the hot water to make a stiff dough. if you're using oatmeal, you should need about 75 ml; with porridge oats, you may need as much as 200 ml.
• 4 knead it for a while to make it come smoothly together, then roll out as thinly as you can.
• 5 cut into triangles or rounds.
• 6 bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 15-20 minutes, or until the edges are turning golden-brown and the oatcakes themselves are firm (they'll crisp up on cooling).
• 7 remove to a wire rack to cool.