Forget shop-bought and make your own oatcakes. Perfect for serving with cheese or your favourite dips, they’re easy to make, with a just a few simple ingredients
Prep:10 mins
Makes 16 oatcakes plus trimmings
225g oats60g wholemeal flour, plus extra for dusting1 tsp salt½ tsp sugar½ tsp bicarbonate of soda60g butter
STEP 1Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Mix together the oats, flour, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda. Add the butter, then rub together until it’s the consistency of large breadcrumbs.STEP 2Gradually pour in 60-90ml water from a recently boiled kettle, stirring until it forms a thick dough.STEP 3Sprinkle some extra flour on a work surface and roll out the dough to about ½cm thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out about 16 rounds (the final number of oatcakes depends on the size of cutter you use).STEP 4Place the oatcakes on a baking tray and bake for 20 mins or until golden.
