Scottish Oatcakes

Name: Scottish Oatcakes
Yield: Makes 20 oatcakes
Cuisine: Great Britain
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces) Scottish, oatmeal; ½ cup (2½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, sugar; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, baking powder; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 3 tablespoons, hot water

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2023

Desserts or Baked Goods

Great Britain

Grains

SERVESMakes 20 oatcakes

TIME45 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Scottish oatcakes should be crisp and wholesome, their mild oat flavor serving as the perfect base for butter or cheese. Scottish oatmeal forms the foundation of the cakes with the small pieces of oats helping to hold the dough together. Al...

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