Recipes · Scottish · Bread

Oatcake

One serving has 186 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (61%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Oatcake
Photo: Jon Thomson from London / Kingussie, UK, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (54.1 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: beef, gluten

Ingredients

  • 30 g Oats, rolled
  • 8 g Beef tallow
  • 0.8 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Baking soda
  • 15 g Water

Method

  1. Makes 1 portion of 2-3 oatcakes.
  2. Grind the rolled oats in a food processor or blender to a coarse meal.
  3. Melt the beef tallow (the traditional dripping) in the hot water, then mix it into the oats with the salt and baking soda to form a stiff dough.
  4. Roll out thinly on a surface dusted with a little extra oatmeal, and cut into rounds or triangles.
  5. Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 15-20 minutes until firm and lightly colored, flipping halfway through.
  6. Cool completely on a rack; oatcakes crisp further as they cool and keep well for days.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy186 kcal9%
Carbohydrates20.3 g
Water18.2 mL
Fiber3 g10%
Protein4 g8%
Tryptophan0.05 g
Threonine0.11 g
Isoleucine0.15 g
Leucine0.29 g
Lysine0.19 g
Methionine0.06 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.2 g
Tyrosine0.12 g
Valine0.21 g
Histidine0.08 g
Fat10 g
Monounsaturated3.9 g
Polyunsaturated1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.91 g
Saturated4.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol8.7 mg
Calcium16.2 mg2%
Copper0.12 mg13%
Iron1.3 mg7%
Magnesium41.6 mg13%
Manganese1.1 mg61%
Phosphorus123 mg18%
Potassium109 mg2%
Selenium8.7 µg16%
Sodium395 mg
Zinc1.1 mg14%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.14 mg13%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.05 mg5%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.34 mg2%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.34 mg7%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.03 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)9.6 µg2%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline18.5 mg4%
Vitamin A0 µg0%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)2.2 IU0%
Vitamin E0.34 mg2%
Vitamin K0.6 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

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