Stottie Cake Recipe
A stottie cake is a large round of bread which is cooked slowly at the bottom of the oven for a more chewy texture
Servings: 2 Stotties
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Small bowl
- Tablespoon
- teaspoon
- Measuring Jug
- Pastry Board
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp sugar
- 15 g fresh yeast or 7g sachet of dried yeast
- ½ tsp white pepper
- 400 g strong plain white flour
- 220 ml tepid water
Instructions
- Place the yeast, sugar and pepper into a bowl and add 3 tbsps of the water.
- Leave in a warm place for 15 minutes until frothy
- Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
- Add the yeast mixture.
- Add the rest of the water and mix to make a firm dough.
- Knead the dough until it is glossy
- Cover with a cloth and leave to rise for an hour, or until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 180C
- Roll out on a floured board and shape into two or three rounds about 2 cm thick
- Bake for 20 minutes
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Notes
Stottie cake is a delicious bread recipe from North East England. It is quick and easy to make