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Homemade Rustic Mini Oatcakes - perfect for a cheeseboard!

Homemade Mini Rustic Oatcakes for a Cheeseboard

Published on December 9, 2016 โ€ข Last updated January 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Atia
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In collaboration with Davidstow Cheddar.

Homemade Mini Rustic Oatcakes for a Cheeseboard

Home made mini rustic oatcakes for a cheeseboard

I love a good cheeseboard, me. They can be as simple as apple wedges and grapes served with a wedge of cheese and a packet of crisps for a quick and easy snack or lunch, or something as extravagant as several cheeses, olives, cured meats, a selection of crackers and savouries and a few chutneys. Oh, and we can’t forget the red wine either.

I don’t claim to be an expert at creating the perfect cheeseboard, I just know what I like. One thing I do like is a nice oatcake to go with my cheese. An oatcake that’s not too sweet, not too savoury and with just the right amount of crunch and crumble. You want it strong enough to be able to deliver the cheese to the mouth, but light enough to eat it with ease.

Homemade Rustic Mini Oatcakes - perfect for a cheeseboard!

These oatcakes are made with a combination of stoneground oatmeal – the kind of oats those hearty Scots used to make their traditional porridge from – and rolled quick oats, the oats us busy Mums use to make our porridges.

It’s not quite a traditional oatcake in that it also includes flour, a touch of brown sugar, plenty of butter and a beaten egg to bind, but it makes a lovely rustic looking oatcake for a cheeseboard. Plus, it tastes great. My kids, especially, love them.

They’re easy enough to make that the kids could even get involved. Simply place all the dry ingredients into a bowl, rub in the butter, add the egg and stir. I find chilling the dough for twenty minutes or so helps with the rolling out stage, although sprinkling the work surface and the top of the dough liberally with extra rolled oats helps too. It also gives the oatcakes that lovely rustic look.

Making homemade rustic mini oatcakes

Table of Contents

  • THE COMPONENTS OF OUR CHEESE BOARDS
  • DAVIDSTOW CHEDDAR
  • CHEESEBOARD STYLING TIPS FROM DAVIDSTOW
  • Homemade Mini Rustic Oatcakes

THE COMPONENTS OF OUR CHEESE BOARDS

Our cheese boards tend to have four key components.

First, good cheese – at least three different kinds. We always feature at least one cheddar, the more mature the better, along with a soft cheese and a hard cheese. I like a soft goats cheese while my husband prefers the harder Nordic varieties.

Secondly, carbohydrates – namely crackers or bread. If it’s bread we’re having I always serve a little bowl of good quality olive oil with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar in it to dip the torn pieces of bread into. If it’s crackers, there’s always a selection which includes oatcakes.

Third – something with crunch. This varies depending on the time of year. During the height of the growing season we often have a cheeseboard for our Friday night dinners, when our weekly veg box has been delivered. The crunch is provided by fresh peas eaten straight out of their pods, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrot sticks. There’s always a selection of grapes too. For this Christmas season grapes will feature, as will warmed, spiced and toasted nuts.

Fourth, accompaniments – I love onion marmalade with my cheeseboard, or piccalilli or an ale based chutney. A selection of olives, sun-dried tomatoes, or even cheese stuffed mini peppers also regularly feature with our cheeseboards as does a cured meat, or two. Oh, and there’s always a bottle of good quality wine too.

I love encouraging my younger children to try the different food combinations – a certain cheese with a certain cracker or bread, and a dollop of chutney. Then, pop that olive into your mouth and then take a bite of that other cheese and eat a grape. See how the different tastes and textures really work well together? It’s wonderful seeing their eyes light up when they understand what I mean, and then they try it again and again.

Homemade Mini Rustic Oatcakes for a Cheeseboard

DAVIDSTOW CHEDDAR

When it comes to cheese I’m an extra-mature cheddar kind of girl. I love the sharp flavour of a well aged cheddar, like the multi-award winning Davidstow® 3 Year Vintage Reserve Cheddar and Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature cheddars.

These two cheeses are made with passion and pride by the master cheese makers at the Davidstow® Creamery on the rugged North Cornish coast. Using locally sourced milk, Davidstow’s cheesemakers have maintained the principles of traditional cheddar making, combining it with modern technological precision for a perfect batch each time. The process is carefully overseen by their Master Cheese Grader, Mark Pitts-Tucker, who ensures the depth of complex flavours and award winning quality never falters.

Davidstow Cheddar

Davidstow® 3 Year Vintage Reserve is matured for a minimum of three years, giving this award winning cheese its distinct firm yet crumbly texture and unrivalled complexity in taste and crystalline appearance. It is beautifully creamy with a rounded, yet intense, long-lasting flavour. Serve this cheese with oatcakes and a good quality ale (or ale based chutney) for a full taste experience.

Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature is a very intense, yet pleasantly sweet, cheese with added layers of complexity and concentrated bursts of flavour from the naturally occurring crunchy crystals that it acquires with age.  I love these crunchy crystals – they offer a rather sharp contrast of taste and texture that really gets the saliva flowing. The perfect accompaniment for your Christmas cheeseboard this season. Why not serve it alongside a slice of dark, sticky fruit cake?

Davidstow®’s 3 Year Vintage Reserve is available exclusively from Ocado and Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature is available from Tesco Extra, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisons & Ocado.

Davidstow Cheddar on an oatcake with onion marmalade

CHEESEBOARD STYLING TIPS FROM DAVIDSTOW

• Never have more than four cheeses on the board and vary them to incorporate different textures and styles. Davidstow recommend one soft, one goats, one hard and one blue.
• Pairing cheese with the right accompaniments will bring out its unique flavours.
• Partner Davidstow with a fruity or ale-based chutney and crunchy oatcakes. These help provide a sweet balance to the sharp bite of the cheese.
• Serve cheese at room temperature to bring out its full flavour – allow a minimum standing period of 20 minutes.
• Never pre-slice cheese as it will cause it to dry out.
• Present cheese on either a large, flat slate, marble tile or a wooden cheeseboard.

How do you style your cheeseboard? What’s your favourite cheddar pairing accompaniment? Let me know in the comments!

Homemade Rustic Mini Oatcakes - perfect for a cheeseboard!

Homemade Mini Rustic Oatcakes

This oatcake recipe is slightly sweet, yet savoury - perfect for serving with mature cheese and chutney.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 40 mini oatcakes
Author: Elizabeth

Ingredients

  • 30 grams stoneground oatmeal
  • 90 grams porridge oats plus extra for rolling
  • 225 grams self-raising flour
  • 60 grams dark brown soft sugar
  • 175 grams butter
  • 1 large free-range egg beaten
  • 1 pinch Shetland sea salt
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Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 180 C/ 350 F/ 170 C.
  • Combine the oats, flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
  • Add the beaten egg and combine well with a wooden spoon to form a dough.
  • Divide the dough in half. Wrap each half in cling film and chill for 20 minutes.
  • Dust your work surface with some porridge oats and roll out the dough to a 1/4 inch thickness, sprinkling more porridge oats over the top of the oatcakes to help the dough roll out. Cut out your oatcakes with a 5 cm round fluted cutter.
  • Carefully transfer each oatcake to an ungreased baking sheet, placing about an inch apart as they don't spread much.
  • Bake for 15 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Store in an airtight container until needed.

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RECIPES FOR CHEESEBOARD ACCOMPANIMENTS YOU MIGHT LIKE
Figgy Christmas Chutney by The Veg Space
Katie’s Chuck-it-all-in Chutney by Tinned Tomatoes
Best Beetroot Chutney by Tin & Thyme
Crunchy Rough Scottish Oatcakes by Greedy Gourmet
Kavey’s Cheeseboard & Chutney Quiche by Kavey Eats (uses up cheeseboard leftovers!)
Christmas Chutney by Hungry, Healthy, Happy
Mixed Tomato Chutney by Fab Food 4 All

This is a commissioned recipe for Davidstow, although all thoughts and opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for supporting the brands who make it possible for me to do what I love: mess up my kitchen and share recipe stories.

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Category: Carbohydrates, RecipeTag: cheese, cheeseboard, Davidstow Cheddar, Oatcakes

About Elizabeth Atia

Daydream adventurer. Expat Canadian. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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Comments

  1. Candace

    December 29, 2016 at 2:16 am

    I just adore cheese and biscuits. Although I’ve made sweet biscuits I’ve never made savory ones before. These very well may be my first attempt at a homemade savory biscuit

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:34 am

      These ones are half savory, half sweet – perfect for a cheeseboard, I think.

      Reply
  2. Tyler

    December 27, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    Yummm oh my goodness I love a good cheese board!

    xoxo
    Tyler

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:37 am

      Me too! I’ve eaten a fair few of them over the festive period so far, lol!

      Reply
  3. TColeman

    December 23, 2016 at 3:33 pm

    These look so delicious. I love to make cheese boards so I will definitely be adding these next time.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:38 am

      Do let me know how you get on! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Rosey

    December 23, 2016 at 6:37 am

    You know, I’ve never had a cheeseboard. Sounds like I’m missing out. I think the recipe sounds good. I love oatmeal. ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:39 am

      Oh you definitely are! We like having cheeseboards at the weekend. A simple meal with all sorts of lovely nibblies and a glass of good wine.

      Reply
  5. Jasmine | Little Limelight

    December 23, 2016 at 6:32 am

    Great post, thank you for sharing! Really enjoyed it ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:40 am

      Thanks for stopping by Jasmine ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. jill conyers

    December 22, 2016 at 9:25 pm

    I love creating cheese plates. You’ve given me a few ideas for the next one.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:41 am

      Glad to have inspired you a bit Jill! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  7. Bill S

    December 22, 2016 at 6:48 pm

    This sound good!! I have never had oatcakes before, sounds like a great food!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:45 am

      Oh you need to remedy this! Oatcakes are so lovely. I like mine with mackerel pate on them too, and a nice side salad.

      Reply
  8. Anne

    December 22, 2016 at 6:13 pm

    These looks so delicious and tempting! I would definitely try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:47 am

      Glad you like the look of it, Anne! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  9. Elizabeth O.

    December 22, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    I love preparing cheese during gatherings. These oatcakes are perfect with your cheese of choice! It’s quite easy to make as well!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:48 am

      Thank you! ๐Ÿ™‚ I think cheese should be a key component of all gatherings! ๐Ÿ˜€

      Reply
  10. Carol Cassara

    December 22, 2016 at 9:28 am

    I don’t think I’ve tasted anything like this before and it would be nice to make this for breakfast! It’s really filling and it’s perfect with a cup of tea, I’m sure!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:49 am

      I never thought to have them for breakfast, but that’s a really good idea! Dunked in tea, loving it!

      Reply
  11. My Teen Guide

    December 22, 2016 at 6:42 am

    Wow! this is really looks good! I wanna grab it from my screen lol!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:49 am

      Haha, thank you! ๐Ÿ˜€

      Reply
  12. Wendy Polisi

    December 22, 2016 at 6:28 am

    Oh my goodness! These really look so good and tempting! I’m going to try this, bookmarked.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:50 am

      Do let me know how you get on if you do! I’d love to hear your feedback. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  13. Mihaela Echols

    December 21, 2016 at 7:10 pm

    Those look so good! Beautiful shots too!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 10:59 am

      Aw thanks Mihaela – I really struggle with food photography this time of year with the poor, low light, so your feedback is really appreciated ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  14. Amber Myers

    December 21, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    Oo this looks fantastic! I am a HUGE fan of cheese. My mouth is watering.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:07 am

      Delighted to have got your juices going Amber, lol! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  15. Robin Masshole Mommy

    December 21, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    Those sound really tasty! What an awesome addition to the cheeseboard these are.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:14 am

      Thanks Robin ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  16. Gemma

    December 21, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    Your cheeseboard looks amazing! One of the things I’m most excited for this Christmas is cracking open all of the cheese I’ve bought!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:16 am

      We’re still working our way through our pile. I might have gone a bit overboard with the cheese buying…! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  17. Stella

    December 21, 2016 at 1:39 am

    I would love to taste this so bad. Looks delicious.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:17 am

      They’re super easy to make – why don’t you make a batch and try them for yourself? ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  18. Rachel

    December 20, 2016 at 10:32 am

    This is my idea of absolute indulgence heaven and what a good idea about making your own oatcakes, they look delicious x

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:17 am

      Thanks Rachel ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  19. Melissa Major

    December 19, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    I like oatcakes but I have never made them before, these look lovely! I need to make some soon

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:19 am

      Thanks Melissa! Let me know how you got on if you made them, I’d love your feedback ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  20. Jazmin Williams

    December 19, 2016 at 12:21 pm

    Amazing! My stepdad loves a good cheese board. May have to do this for his birthday.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:21 am

      I’m sure he’d really appreciate that ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  21. Rebecca Smith

    December 18, 2016 at 10:51 pm

    Ooh these look lovely! I love a good cheeseboard too – makes my Chtistmas

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:21 am

      Me too. Christmas wouldn’t be the same without cheese! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  22. Ickle Pickle

    December 18, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    Ooooh I love these – perfect for a special Christmas cheeseboard. Kaz x

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:22 am

      Thank you! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  23. Claire

    December 18, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    How lovely! You simply cannot beat a tasty wee oatcake!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:22 am

      You sure can’t! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  24. Jessica Howliston

    December 18, 2016 at 1:40 pm

    These look and sound delicious, a perfect accompaniment to a cheese board! I have to admit I am a huge fan of a cheese board and have been eyeing up the ones in the shops atm. The davidstow mature cheddar is the one we actually usually use day to day so is a big favourite here.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:23 am

      Glad to hear you enjoy Davidstow Cheddar too! It’s such a good cheese brand, isn’t it!

      Reply
  25. Jess

    December 18, 2016 at 1:28 pm

    Ah you can’t beat a good cheeseboard! I love trying different combinations, too ๐Ÿ™‚
    A good mature cheddar is a failsafe as far as I’m concerned!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:24 am

      Glad to hear it! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  26. Little b & Me

    December 18, 2016 at 9:13 am

    The oatcakes look absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing

    Love your accompanying images x

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:24 am

      Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  27. Nicola Ray

    December 17, 2016 at 10:45 am

    I’m a blue cheese fan -Colston Bassett. I fancy trying those oat cakes.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:25 am

      Blue cheese is something I’m experimenting with. It’s one of those love it or hate it cheeses, isn’t it.

      Reply
  28. Mary Callan

    December 16, 2016 at 2:14 am

    There’s nothing better than a great cheeseboard with oatcakes and glass of wine – Heaven! these look SO good!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:26 am

      I wholeheartedly agree Mary! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  29. Sue

    December 13, 2016 at 4:31 pm

    Lovely recipe, I will make some of these to go with our cheeseboard on Christmas Day evening.

    My favourite Cheddar pairing at the moment is my homemade Green Tomato Chutney, from the batch I made last year, it has matured magnificently ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:27 am

      Mmmm green tomato chutney sounds amazing! How lovely to make your own! Did you make my oatcake recipe? I’d love to hear how you got on.

      Reply
  30. Rod

    December 13, 2016 at 2:35 am

    Thanks for the recipe, I am going to have to make these one day, they look delicious!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:32 am

      My pleasure! Do let me know how you get on if you do make them.

      Reply
  31. Dom

    December 10, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    These look brilliant. I made my fi st cheese crackers this year but they were nothing like yours. Love cheese. There will be so much eaten this Christmas!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:34 am

      What kind of cheese crackers did you make? I’ll have to pop over to your blog and see! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  32. Kate | The Veg Space

    December 9, 2016 at 6:07 pm

    Yum, I love oatcakes and yours look fantastic… nothing better with a cheeseboard and some lovely chutney – thanks for linking up to mine!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:35 am

      My pleasure Kate! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  33. Kathleen Hazell

    December 9, 2016 at 4:53 pm

    I’ve not seen a recipe for oatcakes with egg and brown sugar before sounds very interesting. Thanks X

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:36 am

      It’s more of a sweet biscuity oatcake. Our traditional Cape Breton oatcakes have sugar in them, I recall.

      Reply
  34. Choclette

    December 9, 2016 at 1:06 pm

    I love a good cheeseboard and always see it as a high treat. Davidstow is of course a go to cheddar for us as it’s so local and delicious of course! Your oatcakes look super cute and a fine addition.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:38 am

      How lovely to have such fine local cheese! ๐Ÿ˜€ Glad you like the look of my oatcakes too!

      Reply
  35. Kavey

    December 9, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    I love Davidstow cheddar, it’s a gorgeous cheese and a great cheeseboard choice. Like them, I look for one (or two) hard cheeses – I like to have both a cheddar and something like an aged Comte or Gruyere or Coolea – plus a goat, a soft and a blue. So five not four for me if I’m really going to town!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      December 29, 2016 at 11:39 am

      Mmm I like the sound of your cheeseboards! Yum! ๐Ÿ˜€

      Reply

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