huffkins a speciality of Kent in England, are small yeast-leavened cakes/rolls, shaped into ovals, each with a hole in the middle. They have been known since the late 18th century but are rarely made now. Annie Hood (1993) records various forms of the tradition; she says that the dough was often enriched with butter, egg, or fruit; that the hole in the middle would take jam; and that huffkins were latterly associated with the end of the hop-picking season. The origin of the name is unknown, and some of the various recipes suggest an affinity with tea breads.
