Stottie cake is traditionally consumed split open and filled with pease pudding, ham, or similar breakfast ingredients.
It is believed that the name of the bread is derived from a Geordie word meaning to bounce, referring to the fact that the bread would bounce if dropped.
STOTTIE CAKE RECIPE
- Ingredients for Stottie Cake / 1 piece
- 500 g bread flour
- 1 packet instant yeast (7 g)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 325 ml warm water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
HOW TO MAKE STOTTIE CAKE?
- Add the bread flour to a large mixing bowl. Create a well in the center.
- Add the instant yeast, salt, and granulated sugar into the well.
- Slowly add the warm water and olive oil, and knead by mixing all the ingredients. The dough needs to have an elastic consistency.
- Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rise at room temperature for 1-2 hours. During this time, the dough should double in size.
- Knead the risen dough lightly and shape it into a flat round. Then, draw a line on top of the dough with a bread knife.
- Lightly grease a baking tray and place the dough on the tray.
- Preheat the oven to 220 degrees. Place the dough in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- Then, lower the oven temperature to 190 degrees and bake the bread for another 20-25 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the oven and wait for it to cool completely.
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