North Staffordshire Oatcakes
An oatcake is a type of pancake made from oatmeal, cooked on a griddle. North Staffordshire oatcakes are a local delicacy in the North Staffordshire (Stoke-on-Trent) area of England, and so may be known to non-locals as a North Staffordshire oatcake or Potteries oatcake. These use flour and yeast, w
Ingredients
- 220 g (1 cup or 8 oz) fine oatmeal
- 220 g (1 cup or 8 oz) wholemeal or plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 14 g (2 ½ tsp or ½ oz) fresh yeast
- 850 ml (3 ½ cups or 1 ½ pints) warm milk and water, mixed half and half
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Add the salt to the flour and oatmeal.
- Dissolve the yeast with a little warm liquid and add the sugar. Allow the mixture to become frothy.
- Mix the dry ingredients with the yeast liquid to make a batter.
- Cover the batter with a clean cloth and leave it in a warm place for an hour.
- Cook the oatcakes on a well-greased griddle. Put enough batter onto the griddle to produce an oatcake about 8–9 inches in diameter. The surface will be covered in holes as it cooks.
- Flip the oatcake after 2–3 minutes when the upper side appears dry and the underneath is golden brown, and cook for another 2–3 minutes.