Northumbrian Girdlegriddle Cakes Aka Gosforth Gridies Recipes

Posted for Zaar World Tour. These are a type of current cake/scone. Recipe is adapted from "Favourite English recipes- Traditional fare from around the Counties'. If you make it before I do, I would very much appreciate your feedback. Serving size and time is are complete guess-timates since I haven't made these myself yet. Northumbria is in the most north eastern corner of England. ZWT REGION: England.

Provided by kiwidutch

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 45m

Yield 20 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 7

Nutrition Facts : Calories 214, Fat 10.2, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 44, Sodium 209.1, Carbohydrate 27.6, Fiber 1, Sugar 9.6, Protein 3.5

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Served warm and oozing with butter, these fabulous fruity griddlecakes make a great treat for breakfast or afternoon tea. I remember my grandmother making these when I was little; she lived in a very old stone cottage in Northumberland, and made these on a huge cast iron black griddle, or girdle as they were also called! We used to eat them hot from the griddle, with butter - in front of a roaring wood fire during the winter months. Singin' hinnies are a type of fried fruit scone or griddle cake, so called as they 'sing' and sizzle whilst cooking. 'Hinny' is a Northern term for endearment used especially to children - my grandmother used to call me "hinny". Similar to singin' hinnies are Northumbrian griddle cakes, also known as Gosforth gridies. If you are making them for a children's party or at Christmas, put coins that have been briefly boiled, then wrapped in greaseproof paper, in the middle of some of the singin' hinnies.

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Scones

Time 40m

Yield 8-12 Singin' Hinnies, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

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