Try the real thing after pancake day...... Staffordshire oatcakes

Whitefiver

Staffordshire oatcakes, I mean.

The Evening Sentinel recipe is supposed to be one of the best (lovely when I made them).

This is from a post I made in 2000 (elsewhere):-

"The recipe I have used comes from the Evening Sentinel, which is the
evening paper in Stoke on Trent, about 20 miles from me. It is a few
years old now.

Ingredients:-

1/2 lb fine oatmeal
1/2 lb plain white flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 oz fresh yeast
3/4 pt warm milk and 3/4 pt water

Method:-
Dissolve the yeast with a little of the warm liquid and add the
sugar. Set aside in a warm place for it to rise. Seive flour into
warm basin, and add oatmeal. Add salt and stir. Mix the dry
ingredients with the yeast mixture, and the rest of the liquid to
make a nice batter. Cover with a clean cloth, and let the batter
stand in a warm place for about one hour. Then bake well on a well
greased bakestone. (I use a lightly oiled cast iron frying pan, which
works well for me)

Should make at least 12 oatcakes depending on the size of the pan.

Oatcakes are thicker than french crepes, and a little thicker than
pancakes, but don't make them too thick, or they end up a bit chewy.

Try them:-
6 oatcakes
6 rashers bacon (large back bacon rashers)
6 to 8 oz grated mature cheese

Grill or fry (better!) the rashers, divide the cheese between the
oatcakes, and put them under the grill for a few minutes, until
cheese melted. Put a rasher of bacon on each oatcake, and grill
another minute or two. Roll-up the oatcakes and serve.

Also nice filled with cheese and a little minced garlic, rolled, put
in an oven proof dish with a little extra grated cheese over, and
grilled gently until all cheese is melted.

I have also enjoyed them warmed, buttered and spread with thick cut marmalade!

Elizabeth David has a chapter on yeast leavened pancakes and oatcakes
in "English Bread and Yeast Cookery" - something of a classic!
Sorry about the length of this post - hope it helps. "

Again - sorry about the length.

Regards,

White

thriftlady_2

I've bought these from Tesco,they were definitely from Staffs.I thought they were lovely and a brilliant pancake alternative for my dd who can't eat eggs.

Quackers

Make them? Make them?

But the ultra gorgeous oatcake shop is just 2 minutes from my house

It would not be possible for me to make them ever taste as scrumptious as his

Whitefiver

Quackers wrote:

Make them? Make them?

But the ultra gorgeous oatcake shop is just 2 minutes from my house

It would not be possible for me to make them ever taste as scrumptious as his

Lucky thing - our market sells them, but they are nothing like the ones I have on occasion bought when passing through the Potteries.
The Sentinel recipe *IS* good though, and somewhere I have a copy of the booklet they published years ago on oatcake history, how to use oatcakes, and their famous recipe.

Regards,

White

npsmama

Does anyone know how to make savoury oatcakes like the Nairns ones?

thank you

MRSMCAWBER

SCOTTISH OATCAKES - 8

225g meduim oatmeal-plus extra for dusting
1/4tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2tsp salt
15g bacon fat, lard or butter
150ml water

preheat the oven to 180/350/gas 4

Put the oatmeal, bicarb,and salt in a bowl and mix well
place the fat and water into a small pan and heat until fat has melted.
Make a well in the centre of the oatmeal, add the liquid and mix together with a palette kniffe.

The mix will seem a little wet to start with but the oatmeal wil absorb it.
Divide the mixture in 2 and roll each piece on a worktop lightly dusted with oatmeal - to about a 6" circle-about 5mm thick - cut into quarters, brush off excess oatmeal and place on an ungreased baking sheet
Bake for about 20 mins, turning every 5 mins or so to stop them from steaming..cook until crisp and lightly golden..leave to cool on a wire rack

ana8

Hi,

again turning to you guys for help..has anyone got a good simple recipe for staffordshire oatcakes?

Thanx in advance,

zippychick

Hi Ana:hello:

I can only find a very old thread which does have a recipe - here. I'll merge this later as I'm sure others will have recipes for you

This thread has a scottish recipe

Zip

carriebradshaw

the scottish ones are a completely different animal zippy hon, more like a biscuit. Staffordshire oatcakes are fantastic more like kind of an oaty pancake really. They are very easy to make and freeze really well. I use this recipe as I can't buy them here

http://thefoody.com/baking/staffsoatcakes.html

spinningsheep

Here you go, but they're not as easy to make as you think! Well mine have always gone horribly wrong!

http://www.allotment.org.uk/recipe/77/recipe-for-north-staffordshire-oatcake/

Better off contacting a local supplier here in Stoke on Trent and get them to ship you them by the dozen and freeze them. High Lane oatcakes or The Hole in the Wall in Hanley are best bet, they have been around for HUNDREDS of years. Happy oatcakes duck!!

PS: Make sure you try them with bacon,egg and fried bread, you put a bit of each in the middle of the oatcake, roll it up then dunk it at the end in the yolk, and a bit of tomato ketchup. Heaven!! You need a decent strong brew with it too.

waddy80

Staffordshire oatcakes are very similar to derbyshire oatcakes. I've googled and found this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/2002/10/oatcakes.shtml