Sorry about the delay in getting back to you but it was a long time ago when I posted this recipe and I wanted to try it out again to make sure it was correct (I don’t trust any food blog – including my own). I’ve just cooked a loaf and everything seems fine. Like you I used porridge oats (I think porridge and oatmeal are the same thing), plus a mixture of white and wholemeal flours (the only shop in town that sells spelt is very expensive). The porridge/water/butter mixture will be very thick, but when mixed with the other ingredients should give you a sticky dough.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for reading yumblog

R