Margos Low Fat Oatcakes Recipes

HEALTHY OATCAKES WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• If you are blending your own oatmeal from rolled oats, simply place the rolled oat in a blender or food processor and blend until you get a coarse flour.
• Mix the oatmeal, finely chopped fresh rosemary, and salt in a bowl, and add the extra virgin olive oil.
• Bring the water to the boil and add it to the bowl. Mix with a spoon and let it cool slightly. Then use your hands to form a dough. Feel free to add a bit more water if the dough feels too crumbly. Just add it a tablespoon at the time.
• Roll out the dough until very thin (3mm) and cut in circles with a round cookie cutter ( I used a 3 1/16 in - 78mm cookie cutter). If the dough is a bit sticky, I normally roll it out on a baking sheet, to avoid using additional flour.If the dough is too crumbly, don't add too much water. Simply roll out a quarter of the dough at a time.
• Place the circles on a flat tray covered with a baking sheet, no extra grease required.
• Bake until golden brown, for 15-20 minutes. If your oven doesn't cook evenly, make sure to turn the trays half-way through baking. Keep a close eye on the oatcakes in the last 5-8 minutes, to avoid overcooking them.
• When the oatcakes are ready, remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

SCOTTISH OATCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C/400°F.
• Put the oats, salt and baking soda in a bowl.
• 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.
• Knead it for a while to make it come smoothly together, then roll out as thinly as you can.
• Cut into triangles or rounds.
• 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).
• Remove to a wire rack to cool.

OATCAKES

Steps:

• Put oats into an electric blender and grind to a coarse flour consistency (more or less, according to your preference).
• Mix oats with baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Rub in butter until mixture is the texture of coarse crumbs.
• Stir in water to form a stiff dough.
• Pat dough evenly into a greased 9x13-inch pan (about 1/4 inch thick).
• Using a table knife, cut into 16 rectangular pieces. Prick all over with a fork, if desired. (Alternatively, chill, roll out, and cut into rounds.).
• Bake at 325 degrees for one hour.
• Cool in pan and break apart. Store in airtight container.

BASIC OATCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Half a cup at a time, grate in electric blender 1 cup of the oatmeal.
• Combine that 1 cup of oatmeal, salt and baking power in a bowl.
• Stir in melted butter.
• When butter has been absorbed, stir in hot water, 1 tsp at a time untill you've made a smooth but firm paste.
• Roll mixture into a ball.
• Place on wax paper sprinkled with 1/4 cup remaining oatmeal.
• Roll ball in oatmeal until completely covered.
• Spread another 1/4 cup oatmeal over the table and roll ball flat (to about an 8 inch circle 1/8 in thick) over the oatmeal.
• Cut into 8 pie shaped wedges.
• Place leftover 1/4 cup oatmeal on baking sheet and carefully move wedges onto sheet.
• Bake on middle rack for approx 15 minutes or until light brown.
• Turn off heat and open oven door and leave the baking sheet in for 4-5 minutes, until wedges are firm and crisp.
• Serve immediately.

OATCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a heavy baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix oats, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Rub in butter with your fingers until mixture is chunky. Pour in enough water to form a thick dough.
• Spread a thin layer of oats and whole wheat flour on a flat work surface. Turn out dough and pat to an even thickness. Cut into circles using the rim of a drinking glass. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

APPLE OATCAKES

Steps:

• Mix together oatmeal, hot water, butter and chopped apples.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Beat together the brown sugar and eggs.
• Combine remaining dry ingredients and vanilla and mix well.
• Add apple-oatmeal mixture to dry ingredients then add eggs and sugar and blend thoroughly.
• Cook as you would pancakes on a preheated griddle.
• Serve with chopped walnuts, maple syrup and creme fraich.