Yorkshire Teacakes

Name: Yorkshire Teacakes
Yield: Makes 8 teacakes
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 lb (½ kg) strong flour; ½ stick (60 g) butter; Two ¼ oz packets (15 g) dried yeast; ⅝ cup (1.5 dl) warm milk; 1 well-beaten egg; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons sugar

Preparation info

Makes
8
teacakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

English Provincial Cooking

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1980

About

Judging by early recipes, these teacakes are very like the manchet loaves of the Middle Ages. One teacake about five inches (13 cm) across is always served to each person.

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Europe
United Kingdom
Engalnd
Dessert
Vegetarian
Cake

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