Oatcakes (savoury pancake), a traditional regional hotcake from Staffordshire.

These oatcakes are unique to Stoke-On-Trent.

Oatcakes

Ingredients - Note: All need to be warm !

• Oatmeal 2 cups
• or Rolled/Old Fashioned, use blender
• Flour 1 cup
• Salt 1/2 tsp
• Milk 2 Cups & Warm Water to Make a Pint
• You can try any combination of milk (fresh, powdered, canned) and water
• Yeast 1 tsp, 1 tsp sugar, mixed with 1 cup warm water
• Mix separately and let stand 'till yeast is working.

Method

• Mix all ingredients except yeast, use a mix master, add yeast mix last
• Let stand for at least 1 hour or over night - Ensure that yeast has worked !
• The mixture should be quite thin (add water).
• Cook on a lightly greased baxton (frying Pan) or griddle so that the oatcakes resemble crepes
• The griddle needs to be fairly hot so that it causes the mixture to 'bubble' before flipping.

Serve and enjoy

• with bacon and eggs
• grilled with cheese
• wrap a banana
• just plain, with a bit of salt

This traditional, original fast food, is now sold as a "Health Food" !