Bannocks (Scottish Oat Cakes)


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 14
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 149.1
  • Total Fat: 8.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 17.8 mg
  • Sodium: 51.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
  • Protein: 4.0 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Bannocks (Scottish Oat Cakes) calories by ingredient


Introduction

Recipe inspired by the Leftover Queen: http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2010/03/31/re
cipe-scottish-oat-cakes. Great with cheese or smoked salmon or with a nice jam and honey.
Recipe inspired by the Leftover Queen: http://www.leftoverqueen.com/2010/03/31/re
cipe-scottish-oat-cakes. Great with cheese or smoked salmon or with a nice jam and honey.

Number of Servings: 14

Ingredients

    1 ½ cup of Scottish Oats (or sub any whole grain oats)
    ½ cup of oat flour, spelt flour, whole wheat flour, or gluten-free flour
    6 Tbsp organic golden flax meal
    1/4 cup fresh buttermilk, kefir or yogurt (homemade is preferable)
    ¼ cup hot water
    ¼ tsp of salt
    ¼ tsp aluminum free baking soda or powder
    ¼ cup melted butter
    flour for dusting

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, flax, buttermilk and water. Mix well. Cover bowl and let sit on counter top overnight, or at least 8 hours. Soaking in an acid medium is important for digestibility of the grains. I typically soak 24 hours.

The next day, preheat oven to 325F. Add the salt, baking soda and melted butter to the bowl. Mix everything with a fork, and break it up evenly. If it is too dry, add a bit more buttermilk – maybe a tablespoon or so. With your hands, form into a ball. Sprinkle a dusting of flour on your counter top or a large cutting board. Roll the dough out to ¼ inch thick. Then cut with a cookie cutter or the top of a glass into round shapes. Be sure to re-roll the scraps to make more cakes.

Place cakes about ¼ inch apart on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 20-25 minutes, until golden. Let cool. Makes 6-8 cakes. This recipe is easily doubled.

Serving Size: makes 12-15 .25" round cakes

Number of Servings: 14

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMMIEGIRL757.

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    Incredible!
    very very nice. wasn't sure how these would turn out but perfect with cheese and port (or whiskey!) Much better than crackers - thanks for a great recipe. - 11/26/11