From: fields@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Matthew H. Fields)
Subject: Re: Beltaine Oatcake Recipe?
Date: 29 Apr 1994 23:34:01 GMT

by popular demand:  :]

Oat  Cakes
(cookie like)

1 1/2 cups oat flour ( you can sub wheat flour, but they are OATcakes
                       :] )
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar (if you like sweeter type things you can use up to
                     one cup)
3/4 cup butter (unsalted) you can sub margarine but its s bit salty
1 egg
1 cup mashed ripe fruit (banana, peaches, something soft)
1 3/4 cup rolled oats 

Spices: nutmeg, cinnamon is a good combo or cardamom is nice by itself
        (aprox 1/4 tsp)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Mix flour, baking powder, and brown sugar together, make sure to smash
any lumps.  Cut butter into mixture with a pastry blender (or make do
with a fork) add egg and fruit, and nuts.  Drop rounded Tb of dough
onto greased cookie sheet (about 2-3 in apart).  Bake at 350 deg F
[175 deg C] for 15 min or until cookies look "dry"


Oatcake 
(cake-bread like)

2 1/4 cups oat flour
3/4 cup oats (Quick oats make the cake a bit softer)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup molasses ( or maple syrup, careful no Aunt Jemima)
3/4 cup water
2 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
pinch of salt
 
Preheat oven to 350 deg F [175 deg C]. grease and flour Bundt type pan
or 13x9.  Combine all cake ingredients and blend well, then beat for
about 3 minutes by hand or 2 minutes with mixer on high.  Bake about
50-60 min for Bundt pan or 30-40 min for 13x9 pan.  [...]