15th October 2022
Baking without using the oven. Ovens use a lot of energy, so if you can avoid using them it helps reduce your carbon footprint. Instead you can use a heavy frying pan as a griddle and bake foods such as Welsh cakes, soda farls and potato farls, drop scones, griddle scones and Staffordshire oatcakes.
Welsh cakes
250g plain or half and half plain and wholemeal plus baking powder
75g vegan butter
75g currants/ raisins
1 tbsp chia seeds soaked in a cup of hot water
1 tsp Nutmeg
A little oat milk
Lightly oil a flat based frying pan and set over a medium heat to warm up.
Rub the butter into the flour and add the remaining ingredients using enough oat milk to bind to a dough. Roll out about the thickness of a thumb and cut into rounds.
Place the rounds into the pan. When they are browned on one side turn them over.
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