oatcakes.org - what is an oatcake ?


	North Staffordshire oatcakes are Britains longest surviving food industry proper. Most oatcake bakers recipes and methods are virtually unchanged from the turn of the century. The switch from coal to gas fired hotplates, known as bakestones, has been the only major technological advance since the industrial revolution.


	Oatcakes of one form or another were once widespread throughout Britains upland areas following the successful cultivation of wild oats imported by the Romans. The rural tradition of oatcake baking became an urban industry in North Staffordshire when the industrial revolution kick-started the pottery industry. When trade in ceramics grew, good oatcakes found a ready made market. People began baking oatcakes in front-room kitchens for sale through open windows. Successful bakers in good locations turned their front rooms into bakeries. If you should enquire after an oatcake bakers secret recipe ...


	...you'll find they say. You can have the recipe but first you've got to buy the business ! OR You could ask the last owner - you'll find her in Burslem cemetery ! But just for you here are the basic ingredients - don't tell any one mind ! This is a typical oatcake mix: Oatmeal, Flour, Water, Salt and Yeast And there you have it !

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