Memories bring back 'cravings' for certain foods. Foods that I have sampled while travelling. Today's memory is from Nova Scotia and a trip my husband and I, along with my sister Holly and brother in law John took in October 2007. We visited many little communities in Nova Scotia in the week we were where there and along the way stopped in a local coffee shop in Musquodoboit Harbour for a break. We ordered a few of their Oatcakes and were quite surprised at just how comforting they were.
Crispy, but not too sweet - perfect with the cup of coffee we were drinking and also filling enough for us as we had 'missed' lunch with the errands we were doing. When we returned to BC my sister Holly kept talking about these oatcakes and kept looking in grocery stores and other places for them. She kept talking about just how good they were and couldn't get them out of her mind. I came across this recipe by Mae Adams and I finally found the 'taste' that my sister was looking for since our trip in 2007.
Holly, this one's for you!
Oatcakes...
The ingredients you will need.
OATCAKES RECIPE
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour (I used 1/2 cup whole wheat)
1 1/2 cups large flake oatmeal
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/4 cup chilled butter
1/2 cup lukewarm water
Extra oats for rolling
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, soda and salt.
Cut in shortening and butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle in water (more or less) - just enough to hold mixture together. Divide into 15 balls.
On counter scattered with oats, press out each portion until 1/4 inch thick, flipping once so both sides are covered in the oatmeal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until crisp and golden. Cool completely before storing.
To restore crispness, toast in the toaster oven for a few minutes.
You can also roll them very thin 1/8 inch for a different look and crispness....leaving the edges 'jagged' gives them a nice rustic look.
'The best things in life are free... And it is important never to lose sight of that.
So look around you. Wherever you see friendship, loyalty, laughter, and love....
there is your treasure."
Neale Donald Walsh
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