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Cooking & Entertaining
> Cornish Cuisine
CORNISH SPLITS
These split buns served with clotted cream and jam are an
essential part of the famous Cornish Cream Teas.
Ingredients:
Fat for greasing
400g white flour
50g sugar
125ml milk
15g fresh yeast or 10ml dried yeast
5ml salt
50g butter
flour for kneading
icing sugar for dusting
300ml clotted cream or extra-thick double cream
225g strawberry
jam
Makes: 14
Method:
Grease a baking sheet. Sift about 75g of the flour and 5ml of
sugar into a large bowl. Warm the milk and 125ml water until
lukewarm. Blend in the fresh or dried yeast. Add the yeast liquid
to the flour and mix well. Leave the bowl in a warm place for 20
minutes. Sift the rest of the flour and sugar and the salt in a
bowl. Rub in the butter and stir in the yeast mixture. Mix well to
form a soft dough. Turn on to a lightly floured surface and knead
for about 6 minutes or until the dough is smooth and no longer
sticky. Return to the clean bowl and cover with cling film. Leave
in a warm place till the dough has doubled in bulk. This will take
up to 2 hours, or longer. Knead the dough again, until firm.
Divide into 50g pieces and form each into a round bun. Place the
buns on the prepared baking sheet. Place the sheet in a large,
lightly oiled polythene bag. Leave in a warm place for about 30
minutes or until buns have doubled in size. Bake for 15-20 minutes
on 220 degrees until golden brown. Transfer the buns to a cooling
rack. To serve, split the buns vertically, or at a slight angle
from the top to the base. Then, carefully separate the buns,
leaving them attached at the base. Dust the tops with icing sugar.
Spoon clotted cream and strawberry jam into the buns and transfer
to a serving plate. If strawberries are available, add a few halved
strawberries to the jam and cream filling. Serve with aromatic tea
for a lovely Cornish
Cream Tea Party. Alternatively, use Raspberry Jam. Recipe
Source: Mrs. Beeton's Book of
Summer: A Celebration of Summer Living, With Simple Seasonal Cooking, Traditional Activities and Perfect Pastimes for Warm Days
Recommended Reading:
Scones,
Muffins, and Tea Cakes : Breakfast Breads and Teatime Spreads
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