Mealie Bannocks

Name: Mealie Bannocks
Yield: Makes 10 Medium
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: ½ pt (300 ml) Cold water (1¼ c scant); Pinch of salt; 2 eggs; 4 oz (125 g) fine oatmeal (1 c); 4 oz (125 g) flour (1 c); Milk to mix; 1 teaspoon baking powder

Aberdeenshire

Preparation info

Makes
10
Medium

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Broths to Bannocks

By Catherine Brown

Published 1990

About

Ingredients

4 oz (125 g) fine oatmeal (1 c)
Pinch

Europe
United Kingdom
Scotland
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Steeping the Oatmeal

Put the oatmeal and salt into a bowl and cover with water. Leave to steep (soak) for 1 hour or overnight, until the meal has absorbed most of the water.

Preparing the Girdle

Heat the girdle and grease.

Mixing

Add the eggs to the s