Scottish Oatcakes
fiveandspice
- Serves
- about 1 1/2 dozen
These nubbly, crumbly little shortbread-like cakes make for a tasty little breakfast or snack, especially when paired with a bit of cheese or jam and a cup of tea. This recipe is adapted from one that is on Epicurious but that I've seen in a whole bunch of different places as well, so it's true origins may be lost to time.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chilled, salted butter (I like to use Kerrygold) cut into small chunks
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
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Directions
- Step 1
Heat your oven to 350F and line two baking sheets with parchment. Combine all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Step 2
Using your fingers, rub the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles a coarse meal. Stir in the buttermilk and use your hands to press everything together into a messy ball of dough.
- Step 3
On a lightly floured surface roll or pat the dough out until it's 1/4 inch thick. Use a 2-inch round cookie cutter to cut circles and transfer these to a baking sheet leaving about 1/2 to 1 inch between the circles. Gather the scraps and roll them out again and cut more circles.
- Step 4
Bake until the oatcakes are golden brown around the edges, about 12 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Serve plain or with cheese and jam. Store the oatcakes in an airtight container for up to 3 days.