Corsie Orkney Oatcakes

This is a tradition Orcadian family recipe for oatcakes from my Great Uncle Thomas Corsie and his wife Mary. These are absolutely fabulous served with butter and cheese and pickle or with butter and rhubarb and ginger jam

Ingredients
2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup melted shortening
3/4 cup luke warm water

Method
1 Mix dry ingredients.
2 Add the melted shortening and water.
3 Roll out very thin, cut like cookies or cut 8" circles in quarters.
4 Bake on a cookie sheet at 400 degrees farenheit (200 degrees centigrade/gas mark 6 for 15 to 20 minutes.
5 Cool on the baking tray on a cooling rack.

Store in an airtight tin.