Singing Hinnies – A taste of Northumberland with Cottages.com
Get a taste of Nothumberland with these singing hinnies (griddle cakes / scones)
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 450 g (1lb) plain flour
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 0.5 tsp cream of tartar
- 150 g (5.3oz) cold butter (cut into cubes)
- 50 g (1.8oz) cold lard (cut into cubes)
- 150 g (5.3oz) raisins or currants
- Cold milk
- Vegetable oil to fry
Instructions
- 1
Add the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and cream of tarter into the bowl of a food processor. Add in the butter and lard and whiz for a few seconds until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
- 2
Pour the crumbly dough mix into a large bowl and mix in the fruit. Then add in enough milk to make a scone like dough (I added about 6.5 tbsp of milk).
- 3
Knead for a min until smooth, transfer to a lightly floured surface and roll out till the dough is 1.25cm thick.
- 4
Cut out rounds of about 6cm in diameter, re rolling the trimmings and re cutting as necessary.
- 5
Heat a heavy bottomed frying pan and add a little oil in the base and set the heat to low.
- 6
Cook the hinnies in batches for approximately 5 mins on each side or until golden brown
- 7
Keep the singing hinnies warm in the oven until they have all been cooked.
- 8
Serve warm with butter, jam, maple syrup etc.