Appetizer for 16

Scottish Oatcakes

Name: Scottish Oatcakes
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 225 g oats; 60 g wholemeal flour plus extra for dusting (optional); 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 60 g butter

$0.44for 440 minServes 16

Oats and wholemeal flour form a lightly sweet dough that bakes into crisp, buttery oatcakes.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Oats, 8 oz$0.10/oz typical	8 oz	$0.79Typical price
	Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.85Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$1.77

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSugar and brown sugarBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.11 per serving$0.44 for 4

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Ingredients

225 g oats
60 g wholemeal flour plus extra for dusting (optional)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
60 g butter

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with the butter.
Mix the oats, wholemeal flour, salt, sugar, and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
Rub in the butter, then stir in enough water to form a firm dough.
Roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface.
Cut out 16 rounds and place them on the baking sheet.
Bake for 18 minutes until lightly browned, then cool them on the sheet for 5 minutes.