How To make Scottish Oaten Bread with Coke
2 c All-purpose flour
1 c Rolled oats, old-fashioned
1/2 c Sugar
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 t Salt
1 lg Egg
3 tb Oil, or shortening, melted
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c COCA-COLA
1 c Prunes, very well drained
- and coarsely chopped, OR - 1/2 c dried prunes 1/2 c Walnuts, chopped
Prune halves, optional
Lightly spoon the flour into a measuring cup, level off. . In a large bowl, stir together the flour, rolled oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, beat with a fork, the egg, oil, and vanilla extract until well blended. Add to the flour mixture. Add the Coca-Cola, prunes, and nuts, blend thoroughly with a spoon. Turn into a well-greased, lightly floured, 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Garnish with prune halves, if desired. Bake in a preheated, 350 F oven for about 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the centre comes out cleans. Cool on a rack for 20 minutes before removing the bread from the pan. Store in foil overnight before slicing.
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I always thought that traditional Scottish oatcakes were difficult to make but they are acutally pretty easy. It just takes a little patience and careful preparation make sure they dont break. The warmth and smell that these traditional oatcakes bring to the kitchen is worth the little extra effort to make them fresh.
I have a lovely memory from my childhood of visiting this farmhouse museum close to us in North East Scotland where the little old lady, dressed in authentic old fashioned Scottish farming clothing, sat around the fire baking fresh oatcakes for the visitors. I still remember how good it smelt in that room and how delicious they tasted. I'm not sure what kind of fat she used but they were soooo good.
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Enjoy and if you have any questions please leave them in the comments box below.
Take Care
Angie x
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