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In Scotland, oatcakes are made on a girdle (or griddle, in other forms of English) or by baking rounds of oatmeal on a tray. If the rounds are large, they are sliced into farls before baking. Oats are one of the few grains that grow well in the north of Scotland and were, until the 20th century, the staple grain eaten in that area.
Larger commercial enterprises exist that sell oatcakes to supermarkets and other large distribution chains. [3] [4] Oatcake shop interior in Fenton, Staffordshire 2019. Oatcakes can be a form of fast food. Catering outlets in the area usually offer oatcakes with fillings such as cheese, baked beans, tomato, bacon, sausage, and egg.
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Staffordshire oatcakes are a local component of the full English breakfast. It is a plate-sized pancake, made with medium oatmeal and wheatmeal (flour), along with yeast. Once the mixture has risen, it is ladled onto a griddle or bakestone and dried through.
The Oxford English Dictionary states the term stems from panicium, a Latin word for "baked dough", or from panis, meaning bread. It was first referred to as "bannuc" in early glosses to the 8th century author Aldhelm (d. 709), [1] and its first cited definition in 1562. Its historic use was primarily in Ireland, Scotland and Northern England. [2]
Scottish cuisine (Scots: Scots cookery/cuisine; Scottish Gaelic: Biadh na h-Alba) encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with Scotland.It has distinctive attributes and recipes of its own, but also shares much with other British and wider European cuisine as a result of local, regional, and continental influences — both ancient and modern.
The heading 'English oatcakes would be followed by a summary something like this: --- "English oatcakes are quite different from Scottish oatcakes in that they are cooked more like pancakes. And whereas Scottish oatcakes feature ca 15% butter, sugar and are quick bread using sodium bicarbonate , English oatcakes use neither fat nor sugar, and ...
English: Image Title: Woman Making Oat Cakes This Yorkshire cook stands before the built-in bakstone, and the bread flake hangs from the ceiling. The North of England oatcake was an oval pancake ca. 11 x 6 inch (28×15 cm) with one smooth side.