Scottish Oat Cakes

Contains gluten and dairy

• 225g traditional oats
• 60g wholewheat flour or plain flour
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 60g butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 2 – 4 TBS hot water to bind dough

1. Pre-heat the oven to 190C.
2. Mix together the oats, flour, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda.
3. Add the butter and rub together until everything is mixed and has the consistency of large bread crumbs. 
4. Add the water (from a recently boiled kettle) bit by bit and combine until you have a somewhat thick dough. The amount of water varies; depending on the oats. 
5. Roll out the dough of floured board. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes (the final number of oatcakes depends – of course – on the size of cutter you use.