Making for Dinner

These are from the Narnia cookbook. I listed the ingredients and simplified the instructions, and I've tweaked the soup to make it easier--I'm not making my own broth, just using bouillion and adding chicken breasts instead of a whole chicken. I have no idea how to spell bouillion. Yes, I could get up and look on the jar, but I'm too lazy. :)

Oatcakes

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Sift together:
2 c flour (we used a quarter whole wheat, the rest unbleached)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Rub in with fingers (I used a mixer instead):
6 Tablespoons butter
6 Tablespoons oil (instead of shortening)

Mix in:
2 c rolled oats (not instant)
1/2 c sugar

Add:
1/4 c milk (we used soy milk)

Knead until it holds together, roll out to 1/4 inch thick, cut into small rounds. Bake 10 minutes until they just begin to brown. Makes 36 oatcakes.

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Cock-a-Leekie Soup

1 bunch leeks, diced (3 or 4 large leeks, less than a pound) cut off green tops, wash well to remove sand
1 pkg chicken (trying 2 chicken breasts) cut into pieces
1/2 c quick-cooking brown rice
1 Tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
12 pitted prunes
8 c chicken broth (trying vegetable bouillion)
parsley to garnish

Cook on high in crock pot for 4-5 hours

Edited to add our results:
The oatcakes were wonderful! Light yet hearty, just the right touch of soft sweetness without being overly sweet. Using oil (no trans fat!) instead of shortening worked fine.

The soup was good, too. Using chicken breasts instead of juicier dark meat was fine, and the soup isn't as fatty. It was too salty, though - I think that, if I use bouillion, I need to omit the salt. And Tim says it could have used a pinch of powdered cloves, which we apparently added last time.