Aitken’s Rowies

Name: Aitken’s Rowies
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 150 g (5oz) very strong bread flour; 25 g (1oz) fresh yeast; 500 g (1lb) very strong bread flour, slightly warmed; 375-450 ml (12-16fl oz) warm water; 3 teaspoons sugar; 325 g (11oz) solid vegetable fat; 12-25 g (½-1oz) salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Year in a Scots Kitchen

By Catherine Brown

Published 1996

About

Ingredients

Bread-dough

3 teaspoons sugar
25 g (1oz) fresh yeast

Europe
United Kingdom
Orkney
Vegan
Breakfast
June
Scotland

Method

Dissolve the yeast and sugar in a little of the water and leave for ten minutes. Add to the warmed flour along with most of the remaining water and knead in. Add enough water to make a very soft sticky dough.