Dating back to at least the 18th century when the oatcake was the staple diet of the potteries folk. It is thought that during the long hard Winters, farmers grew Oats rather than wheat and and their wives would bake them on a bakestone for family and farm workers.

When was the first oatcake made?

According to the food historians, the precursors of modern cakes (round ones with icing) were first baked in Europe sometime in the mid-17th century.

Who invented oat cakes?

The oatcake recipe was first recorded by Jean Froissart, a French poet, traveler and chronicler of the 14th century.