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[pawl]

Are these the thick pancake things made with rolled oats and then folded over a filling-of-choice rather like an omelette?

Not really thick.I’ve seen some called Oatcakes but slightly thicker than Staffordshire Oat cakes

MaIn ingredients are Oatmeal ,Flour and Yeast I did find some Derbyshire Oat cakes in a shop in Bakewell which are a little thicker

Stoke The five towns have numerous Oat Cake shops .There quite popular as a take away with various fillings.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

As it's theme of the night: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0017412

 

[oldwheels]

lol you got me boss

The author says any mistakes are entirely down to him. That would appear to be one of them. Hard to tell sometimes due to differences in language or meaning of words.
Somebody once said something like “ two countries divided by a common language”.

 

[oldwheels]

Not really thick.I’ve seen some called Oatcakes but slightly thicker than Staffordshire Oat cakes

MaIn ingredients are Oatmeal ,Flour and Yeast I did find some Derbyshire Oat cakes in a shop in Bakewell which are a little thicker

Stoke The five towns have numerous Oat Cake shops .There quite popular as a take away with various fillings.

What we call oatcakes are entirely different consisting only of oatmeal,a little flour,butter,salt and water to mix. I roll them fairly thin and cook on a greased griddle till crisp when cooled.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I left my cap at work today.

So I went back and got it.

 

[Speicher]

Nairn's fine oatcakes are very good. They do need proper butter on them, not a squidgy soft spread.

I am feeling extremely tired this evening. I s'pose that is the effect of being poked and prodded and stretched by a Physiotherapist, and answering so many questions.

 

[mybike]

Tracker bar consumed a nice breeze on the promenade today

Good to hear the tracker bar is eating again.

 

[mybike]

There was a feature on BBC Radio4 (The Food Programme?) about Staffordshire oat cakes while I was driving up to Manchester. I've just driven back to the accompaniment of The Kitchen Cabinet. SatNav got really fussy while they were giving a watercress recipe so I missed most of that, which is a shame because the bits I heard sounded very appetising.

My wife heard the programme on Sunday - which is why she bought said oatcakes.

 

[Reynard]

Hot dogs, chips and spicy roast cauliflower for supper.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Hot dogs, chips and spicy roast cauliflower for supper.

And what are you eating?

 

[Reynard]

Ingredients

225 g porridge oats (oatmeal)
100 g whole wheat flour (wholewheat)
100 g plain flour (all-purpose white)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon quick-rising yeast
450 ml warm water
450 ml warm milk (can use nonfat/skimmed fine)

Directions
Place the porridge oats(oatmeal) in a food processor and process just until fine.
Mix the ground oatmeal, wholemeal(whole wheat)flour and plain (white) flour together in a bowl with the salt, sugar, and quick yeast.
Warm the milk and water together until you can hold your finger in it for 10 seconds without going "OW!" - then it should be warm enough but not hot enough to kill the yeast.
Mix the warm, milky water in with the dry ingredients and whisk.
Leave to rise and plump in bowl for 40minutes.
Heat a nonstick frying pan over medium heat.
Whisk the batter a little then pour about 3/4cup of the batter into the hot pan, swirling it around. DO NOT TRY TO SPREAD THE BATTER WITH ANYTHING. You'll just end up with a mess. If it's funny-shaped, that's how it will be.
Cook until edges become dry, the underside of the oatcake is golden brown and the oatcake on top looks mostly dry and solidified all the way to the centre.
Flip and cook until golden brown on the other side.
Place oatcake on rack to cool. When they're completely cold you can stack them. Repeat with remaining batter.
They should keep well for a day or two in the fridge or a few months in the freezer. When freezing, place waxed paper or plastic wrap between each oatcake for easier separation later.

Usually to fill them, you reheat or toast them until warm under a grill(broiler) on both sides then add your cheese, etc, and put back under the grill until the cheese has melted.

Thanks for that

I'll probably reduce the quantity tho, as that will feed the five thousand... I've got all the ingredients lurking in the cupboard where I keep all my bread-making stuff. I've got oat flour as well, a good enough excuse to use it up.

 

[mybike]

Not really thick.I’ve seen some called Oatcakes but slightly thicker than Staffordshire Oat cakes

MaIn ingredients are Oatmeal ,Flour and Yeast I did find some Derbyshire Oat cakes in a shop in Bakewell which are a little thicker

Stoke The five towns have numerous Oat Cake shops .There quite popular as a take away with various fillings.

A friend has lamented the closing of the last 'hole in the wall' oatcake purveyor in Stoke

Of course, my origins are more with the eel & pie & mash shops, not that I had pie & mash until relatively recently, since my grandparents never entered such shops.

 

[Reynard]

And what are you eating?

*SNORK*

The girls had Felix AGAIL with cod, I'll have you know.

 

[Reynard]

Of course, my origins are more with the eel & pie & mash shops, not that I had pie & mash until relatively recently, since my grandparents never entered such shops.

There's only one of them left as well - on Walthamstow High Street.

Pre-covid. Not been out that way for a fair while.

 

[tyred]

I bought oil and air filters for the Skoda this evening and ordered a replacement for the knackered gearbox mounting so some mechanicking will be on the cards at the weekend.

My local motor factors price for the gearbox mount was cheaper than anything I could find online oddly enough.