Margos Low Fat Oatcakes Food

HEALTHY OATCAKES WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• If you are blending your own oatmeal from rolled oats, simply place the rolled oat in a blender or food processor and blend until you get a coarse flour.
• Mix the oatmeal, finely chopped fresh rosemary, and salt in a bowl, and add the extra virgin olive oil.
• Bring the water to the boil and add it to the bowl. Mix with a spoon and let it cool slightly. Then use your hands to form a dough. Feel free to add a bit more water if the dough feels too crumbly. Just add it a tablespoon at the time.
• Roll out the dough until very thin (3mm) and cut in circles with a round cookie cutter ( I used a 3 1/16 in - 78mm cookie cutter). If the dough is a bit sticky, I normally roll it out on a baking sheet, to avoid using additional flour.If the dough is too crumbly, don't add too much water. Simply roll out a quarter of the dough at a time.
• Place the circles on a flat tray covered with a baking sheet, no extra grease required.
• Bake until golden brown, for 15-20 minutes. If your oven doesn't cook evenly, make sure to turn the trays half-way through baking. Keep a close eye on the oatcakes in the last 5-8 minutes, to avoid overcooking them.
• When the oatcakes are ready, remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

OATCAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• Soak the dates in a bowl with water on the counter for 2 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Prepare a baking pan with parchment paper or liner.
• In a food processor, add the dates, egg whites, honey, and Greek yogurt. Blend until as smooth as possible.
• In a large bowl combine oats, flour, chia seeds, orange zest, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, add the cranberries or chocolate chips, and mix to form a dough ball.
• Using a 1/2 cup measuring cup, scoop out the dough and press it into the cup. Gently flip upside down and tap it on the parchment lined baking sheet to remove the oatcake. Repeat for the remaining batter, making 5 patties total. Place on your baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 Degrees F. for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and put directly onto a cooling rack. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

MARGO'S LOW-FAT OATCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13-by-9-inch pan.
• Sift together flour and spices.
• Put warm water and dried blueberries in a blender and purée (depending on the strength of your blender, you might want to start with 1/2 cup water until the berries are pretty well chopped, then add the rest). Add blueberry purée to oats.
• Beat together applesauce, Splenda and vanilla. Beat in Egg Beaters. Stir in oats and flour mixtures. Fold in cranberries and raisins. Press mixture evenly into pan. Sprinkle raw oats on top. Bake 30 minutes, or until cake is cooked in the center. Cool, then cut. Makes about 20 squares.

SCOTTISH OAT CAKES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 190C.
• Mix together the oats, flour, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda.
• Add the butter and rub together until everything is mixed and has the consistency of large bread crumbs.
• Add the water (from a recently boiled kettle) bit by bit and combine until you have a somewhat thick dough. The amount of water varies; depending on the oats.
• Sprinkle some extra flour and oats on a work surface and roll out the dough to approx. 1/2cm thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes (the final number of oatcakes depends - of course - on the size of cutter you use.
• In a wonderfully Scottish twist/coincidence I found that using an upturned whisky glass makes the perfect size :-)
• Place the oat cakes on a baking tray and bake for appprox. 20-30mins. or until slightly golden brown.

STAFFORDSHIRE OATCAKES WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• For the oatcakes, tip the oats and 350ml water into a bowl and blitz with a stick blender until smooth (alternatively you can use a food processor or liquidizer). Stir in the flour and yeast, cover and leave in the fridge overnight, or leave at room temperature for 2-3 hrs until bubbles appear.
• Use kitchen paper to rub ½ tsp oil round a non-stick frying pan, then heat. Ladle in a quarter of the batter and swirl the pan to cover the base (the oatcakes should be a few millimeters thick, like a crêpe). Cook for 2 mins, then turn and cook for 2 mins more until golden. Make four oatcakes in the same way. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, chill two for another day. Will keep, covered in the fridge, for two days.
• To make the topping for two oatcakes, heat 2 tsp oil in a non-stick pan, add 160g mushrooms and fry for 2-3 mins, stirring until softened. Stir in 2 tomatoes, then add 2 tbsp ground seeds and cook for 2 mins more. Reheat the oatcakes in a dry frying pan or the microwave if necessary, then spread each one with 1 tbsp tahini, the mushroom mixture and scatter with a little coriander before serving. On the second day, repeat step 3 with the remaining ingredients.

SCOTTISH OATCAKES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Mix together the oats, flour, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda. Add the butter, then rub together until it's the consistency of large breadcrumbs.
• Gradually pour in 60-90ml water from a recently boiled kettle, stirring until it forms a thick dough.
• Sprinkle some extra flour on a work surface and roll out the dough to about ½cm thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out about 16 rounds (the final number of oatcakes depends on the size of cutter you use).
• Place the oatcakes on a baking tray and bake for 20 mins or until golden.