oatcake

Griddle-baked flatbread

An oatcake is a flatbread or crisp cracker made primarily from oats.

In Scotland and northern England, oatcakes are traditional fare—either soft and pancake-like or thin and brittle.

They're often served with cheese or butter: We had oatcakes with our soup.

preparation

griddle

Flat metal cooking surface

rolled · kneaded · homemade · handmade · stone-ground · cooked · cooled · dried · stored · crumbled

form

flatbread

Unleavened baked dough

bannock · teacake · round · crisp · wafer · disc · thick · thin · soft · hard

eating

butter

Solid fat from cream

honey · syrup · marmalade · spread · topping · teatime · breakfast · brunch · snack · accompaniment

regional

Staffordshire

Midlands county in England

Welsh · British · Celtic · Northumbrian · highland · lowland · traditional · heritage · local · regional

ingredients

flour

Milled grain powder

  • butterSolid fat from cream
  • saltSodium chloride compound
  • waterClear essential liquid

milk · barley · wheat · baking soda · lard · dripping · sugar · treacle · yeast

character

hearty

Warm and substantial

simple · humble · filling · satisfying · nutty · earthy · robust · substantial · plain · savory

Categories
Family

oatcakes

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G