The Singin' Hinny: A Traditional Tyneside Griddle Cake You Need To Try
In short: Discover the historical Singin' Hinny, a classic Tyneside recipe that gets its name from the sound it makes while cooking on a hot griddle. This simple, hearty cake is a piece of culinary history worth reviving in your own kitchen.
The Singin' Hinny is a traditional cake from Tyneside, prepared by mixing flour, salt, baking powder, currants, lard, and butter into a stiff paste with milk. The dough is rolled into a round cake about an inch thick and cooked slowly on a girdle—a flat griddle—until browned on both sides. The name originates from the characteristic sound the cake makes as it cooks.
Once finished, the cake is sliced into squares, split open, and served hot with plenty of butter. While traditionally made as one large round, the recipe can also be adapted by cutting the dough into smaller rounds between 2.5 and 3 inches in diameter.
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