Singin hinnie recipe
- 225 g (7.9oz) plain white or wholewheat flour
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 100 g (3.5oz) lard (or butter or half butter and half lard) cold, cut into small cubes
- 1 handful of currants or raisins
- 1 cup (you won't need all of it) sour milk you can substitute pouring yoghurt/buttermilk/fresh milk, but sour milk works best
- 1 knob lard (or a splash of oil) to fry
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
- Add the fat and rub it in with your fingers to make small crumbs.
- Add the currants and distribute them evenly.
- Add some milk a little dribble at a time and mix it in with your hands until you have a stiff paste.
- Work the dough as little as possible certainly do not knead it.
- Form the dough into a ball and pat the ball into a disc about 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick.
- Heat the lard/oil in a heavy bottomed skillet just enough to cover the bottom in a thin coating.
- Put in the dough and listen out!
- Flip it when the singin stops and then wait for the singin to stop when you are frying the other side.
- Remove from the pan and serve warm with butter, jam, cheese or whatever you fancy.
baking powder, salt, lard, handful of currants, sour milk, knob lard
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/26771/best-british-breads-singin-hinnie (may not work)