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I hadn't tried an oatcake before coming here! Share away

Here you go.

TF's oatcakes

400g oats (you can whizz 3/4 of the oats in a food processor until they're flour-like for finer oatcakes - I usually just use them all whole for courser oatcakes)
10g salt
pepper to taste (I like a lot!)
50g grated cheddar (or not, if you're dairy free)
75ml extra virgin olive oil
250ml boiling water
you can also add whatever spices or add-ins you want - cumin, chili, pumpkin seed or chopped nuts

- Preheat oven to 175C
- Mix dry ingredients in a big bowl
- Add olive oil and water until you can squish it into a ball and it roughly holds its shape
- Divide into three or four pieces and roll each one out on parchment paper so it's about 4mm thick (thinner will be crispier, thicker will be more crumbly)
- Slice into squares with a bench knife, a proper knife or a pizza cutter (don't worry about moving the pieces apart, they'll come out kind of perforated by the cuts and will break apart easily after they're baked)
- Slide onto a baking sheet and bake at 175C for about 17.5 minutes or until lightly browned on top (the edges will go crispy before the centre, so use the middle to judge whether it's done or not)

I use Sainsbury's Scottish Porridge Oats with Wheatbran & Oatbran but I'm sure any oats would work just fine.

Let me know how it goes. Enjoy! 

Here you go.

TF's oatcakes

400g oats (you can whizz 3/4 of the oats in a food processor until they're flour-like for finer oatcakes - I usually just use them all whole for courser oatcakes)
10g salt
pepper to taste (I like a lot!)
50g grated cheddar (or not, if you're dairy free)
75ml extra virgin olive oil
250ml boiling water
you can also add whatever spices or add-ins you want - cumin, chili, pumpkin seed or chopped nuts

- Preheat oven to 175C
- Mix dry ingredients in a big bowl
- Add olive oil and water until you can squish it into a ball and it roughly holds its shape
- Divide into three or four pieces and roll each one out on parchment paper so it's about 4mm thick (thinner will be crispier, thicker will be more crumbly)
- Slice into squares with a bench knife, a proper knife or a pizza cutter (don't worry about moving the pieces apart, they'll come out kind of perforated by the cuts and will break apart easily after they're baked)
- Slide onto a baking sheet and bake at 175C for about 17.5 minutes or until lightly browned on top (the edges will go crispy before the centre, so use the middle to judge whether it's done or not)

I use Sainsbury's Scottish Porridge Oats with Wheatbran & Oatbran but I'm sure any oats would work just fine.

Let me know how it goes. Enjoy! 

Thanks I'll have to get some gluten free oats and a rolling pin (it was on the "need in kitchen" list already) but thankfully those are pretty readily available.

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Thanks I'll have to get some gluten free oats and a rolling pin (it was on the "need in kitchen" list already) but thankfully those are pretty readily available.

It looks like Sainsbury's has gluten free oats.

I have no idea how gluten free oats would affect how much water you need in the recipe. Let me know how it goes. I'm curious.

My IA is ever being self employed for like 3 months back in 2014. I was only working part time and needed money so I thought I'd take on leaflet work because I could do it anytime... Oh Geeze, what a mistake.  So I'd lug around literally 60lbs (Yep, was curious and weighed them)of leaflets in a backpack with a messenger bag slung on my side trudging around in the cold delivering these dumb things. Dealt with nasty people putting on a show and screaming at me and being abusive. There were the people who wrenched open their door about 30 seconds after I put them through the letter box. They've give me a nasty look and slam them into their recycling bin. People who would follow me around the neighborhood telling me not to deliver to their house, then wouldn't tell me which house was theirs. One person said they were going to slit my throat, another threw the leaflets on their lawn and screamed at me to pick up that rubbish. Dogs trying to chew my hands off,etc.

Made about 50 pence an hour and even then the company didn't pay me for my full round and shorted me. Did this for three months and made about 150. Ended up making some health issues I had worse.

Had to file as self employed with HMRC. Went through their system to get an online ID. It's been so long but I remember having to have my ID or password mailed to me, then it wouldn't let me fill out the sole trader form online, had to call them 2 or 3 times to get that sorted out. Filed and filled out a form later and called them saying I was no longer self employed. Every year after they send me a penalty notice saying I haven't filed and now I'm being fined. Call them every year and they apologize and remove the fine and correct that I'm not longer filing. Again this year... another penalty notice yesterday in the mail. I'm assured this time they will fix it...
Whole experience was awful over all and it's like I can't get away from that stupid mistake of doing that ridiculous leaflet route years ago!

Figured I'd go on a rant while I have a moment and my husband is at the grocery store before we continue on today's fun. People were suppose to come today to get half of our furniture and take it away. Told them what we had and they said it was no problem. Call and see if they are still coming because it's cold and wet out and an ugly day to move furniture. They come out and won't take the furniture. I feel like they just didn't want to load the furniture because it's ugly outside today and they have to take it down stairs which they were told about.

So now, on my husband and I's last day we can spend together before I don't know when we'll see each other again, we get to smash up furniture to fit in the car to take several trips to the dump then reassemble furniture that came with the apartment we disassembled eons ago. We only planned on doing this assembling thing, not literally taking an axe to furniture to haul it away. I've already hurt my back, have an earache I've had for a month now which is getting more irritated in the sleet and we've got to get it done today. I'm pissed beyond belief.

Edit: And also a bit irritated I couldn't get a hold of HMRC today to just get a tax return from years ago direct deposited into my bank account. You go through menus and they say "Sorry, we can't help you today." then hang up on you. So not sure if it's down due to weather or what.

I have been unable to deposit a tax return check now for 2 years now. My last bank TSB deposited a check the year previous with no issue, the next year they refused it because on my joint checking account it said "Miss" not "Mrs" like the check had on it. Despite me being on the account with my husband and I had to show them our marriage certificate. It's like impossible to get it changed from Miss to Mrs! And a petty reason to deny cashing the check. Our new bank HSBC has done the same thing with the Miss thing... I don't understand it. It's like, can I ever get this check cashed? It's not much, maybe 300, but still...

Figured I'd go on a rant while I have a moment and my husband is at the grocery store before we continue on today's fun. People were suppose to come today to get half of our furniture and take it away. Told them what we had and they said it was no problem. Call and see if they are still coming because it's cold and wet out and an ugly day to move furniture. They come out and won't take the furniture. I feel like they just didn't want to load the furniture because it's ugly outside today and they have to take it down stairs which they were told about.

So now, on my husband and I's last day we can spend together before I don't know when we'll see each other again, we get to smash up furniture to fit in the car to take several trips to the dump then reassemble furniture that came with the apartment we disassembled eons ago. We only planned on doing this assembling thing, not literally taking an axe to furniture to haul it away. I've already hurt my back, have an earache I've had for a month now which is getting more irritated in the sleet and we've got to get it done today. I'm pissed beyond belief.

Edit: And also a bit irritated I couldn't get a hold of HMRC today to just get a tax return from years ago direct deposited into my bank account. You go through menus and they say "Sorry, we can't help you today." then hang up on you. So not sure if it's down due to weather or what.

I have been unable to deposit a tax return check now for 2 years now. My last bank TSB deposited a check the year previous with no issue, the next year they refused it because on my joint checking account it said "Miss" not "Mrs" like the check had on it. Despite me being on the account with my husband and I had to show them our marriage certificate. It's like impossible to get it changed from Miss to Mrs! And a petty reason to deny cashing the check. Our new bank HSBC has done the same thing with the Miss thing... I don't understand it. It's like, can I ever get this check cashed? It's not much, maybe 300, but still...

That is awful I'm so sorry you're having to do that!

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It's 11 degrees inside my house today....   

I feel for you we don’t have central heating and rely on space heaters which is fine... but we don’t run them during the day when we’re not there. It’s to cold.  I hope your heat gets fixed and your babies stay warm ☃️

So now, on my husband and I's last day we can spend together before I don't know when we'll see each other again,

why don't you and your husband know when you'll see each other again? 
(sorry if it's been posted somewhere else... I missed it).

I know KF has almost definitely already seen my IA, but this past week’s IA is having to hear people talk about “sledges”. Ugh. Just no. 🤮 (but it is hilarious to say you hate that word being used instead of sled because there are so many people who can’t handle you taking the piss 🤣 they can dish it out but they can’t take it!)


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Suck it!

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Suck it!

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Haha nice!!


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Suck it!

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Oooooh bring me everything!

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Suck it!

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This is cruel!!!! 

Enjoy!   

Suck it!

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Yay you made it!

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I know KF has almost definitely already seen my IA, but this past week’s IA is having to hear people talk about “sledges”. Ugh. Just no. 🤮 (but it is hilarious to say you hate that word being used instead of sled because there are so many people who can’t handle you taking the piss 🤣 they can dish it out but they can’t take it!)


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Omg I saw an posting looking for sledges on Facebook I had no clue what it was lol