• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. (Toaster oven works well.)
• Mix together the oatmeal, salt, and spices in large bowl till spices are evenly distributed.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients. Mix well with your clean hands, mushing everything together well.
• Let sit for 5 or 10 minutes to allow the oatmeal to absorb some of the moisture from the wet ingredients. Refrigerate if you wish.
• Place the dough on clean surface. I like to use parchment paper on the counter to put the dough on.
• With your hands, flatten into a slab about 1/2 inch thick.
• Use a biscuit cutter (or some such) and cut into circles.
• Put the cakes on a lightly greased cookie sheet or on a cookie sheet lined with clean parchment paper. You don't have to leave any space between the cakes if space is tight such as in a toaster oven. They don't tend to spread out as they cook.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes at 300 degrees till very lightly browned. They should come out dense and chewy. Don't overcook. (This time is for a convection oven. Might take a little longer in non-convection oven??)
• After they are cool, store in the refrigerator.

Variations:

• Instead of banana, use approx. 2/3 cup milk plus 4 T. honey.
• Instead of, or in addition to, pecans or walnuts, use sunflower seeds or chopped almonds or ground flax seed or other nuts or seeds.