Jun 24, 2009

Furit and Nut Oatcake


After a two and a half month hiatus, I'm back in action - doing the things that make me happy. I've heard so much about oatcakes, but have never had one myself. So here goes ... Thank you Denise Santoro Lincoln for sharing!

Ingredients:
- 1 serving of Trader Joes Maple Syrup Steel Cut Oatmeal (you can find this in the freezer section)
- 3/4 stick of Trader Joes Salted Butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup unbleached flour (sifted)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup Trader Joes Simply Cashews, Almonds, Cranberry Trail Mix (chopped)

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Mix sugar and butter until fluffy
3. Beat in egg
4. Add cooked steel cut oatmeal
5. In a separate bowl combine flour and baking soda. Add to oatmeal batter.
6. Add in fruit and nuts (make sure to NOT overwork the batter)
7. Spread batter into an 8x8 pan and cook for 20 mins or until inserted toothpick comes out clean
8. Cool and serve

Voila - Enjoy!!!

**This recipe is great if you are wanting to serve oatcake that is more like cake than anything else. Stay tuned .. I'm wanting to make a batch of crunchy, hockey-puck oatcakes like those seen in a few local bakeries.

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