Makes 12 oatcakes

8 oz / 200 g medium oatmeal

1 tablespoon molasses

1 oz / 25 g melted lard

boiling water

salt to taste

Instructions

• Mix all the ingredients together with enough boiling water to make a soft dough.

• Knead well, and roll out thinly on a floured board.

• Cut the dough into rounds and place the crispbreads on a greased tray.

• Bake in a preheated oven, gas mark 6, 400F, 200C, for 8-12 minutes until brown.

• Turn out onto a wire tray to cool and dry.

• Keep oatcakes in an airtight container.

• Use half wholemeal flour in place of half the oatmeal.