Oatcakes
(from Elyce123’s recipe box)
Makes 30, can be kept in an airtight container for up to a week
Source: delicious. December 2003
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 60g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 125g fine oatmeal, plus extra for sprinkling
- 60g butter
Directions
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eheat the oven to 180˚C/fan 160˚C/gas 4.
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Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl, then mix in the oatmeal. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add 6 tablespoons of cold water, mix into a soft dough and knead until smooth. Roll out onto a work surface sprinkled with oatmeal to about 5mm thick, then cut out about 30 circles of dough with a 5cm round cookie cutter. Put on two baking sheets and bake for 15 minutes until just golden. Leave to cool on a wire rack.