Recipe: Macroom Oatmeal Biscuits
This recipe was developed by Myrtle Allen of Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, Co. Cork in Ireland for the Walton Mills oats from Macroom. More »
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Ari Weinzweig is co-founder of Zingerman's Community of Businesses, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is also the author of Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating. More
This recipe was developed by Myrtle Allen of Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, Co. Cork in Ireland for the Walton Mills oats from Macroom. More »
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