Spiced Apple Oatcakes

Serves 2-4

Ingredients

• ½ cup rolled oats

• 1 cup milk

• 1 large free range egg

• 1 large OR 2 small apples, grated (1 packed cup worth once grated)

• 1 tablespoon raw sugar

• 1 cup rolled oats, ground to a flour in a blender

• ¼ tsp salt

• 2 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp cinnamon

• 25 grams butter

Method

1. Combine the first measure of rolled oats and milk in a bowl and let them soak together for 10 minutes.

2. Add the egg, grated apple and raw sugar and beat together with a fork until well combined.

3. Add the ground oats, salt, baking powder and cinnamon and mix all together. Let the batter rest for at least half an hour.

4. Heat up a large frying pan and melt the butter. Whisk the melted butter into the oatcake batter until it is silky and smooth. Return the pan to the heat.

5. Drop spoonfuls of batter into the pan and fry for 2 - 3 minutes on a medium heat. Make sure they aren't cooking too fast; you don’t want the heat too high. Add more butter to fry with each new batch. You know the oatcakes are ready to flip when bubbles form on top that stay open once popped. Flip and cook for a minute or two on the other side. It pays to test the first oatcake is cooked through until you get your frying temperature right.

6. Stack them on a plate and cover with a tea towel to keep warm while you cook the remaining oatcakes.

7. Serve immediately with a big dollop of butter, lime or lemon wedges and runny honey.