Singing Hinnies
You will love this easy Singin’ Hinnies or Singing Hinnies recipe. They are the perfect breakfast treat and come together in less than 30 mins using pantry staple. #singinghinnies #singinghinnies #griddlecakes #griddlescone
Delighted to have teamed up with Cottages.com bring you this recipe. Although it is a sponsored partnership, all opinions are my own.
Have you ever heard of singing hinnies or singin’ hinnies? Me neither, at least not until a few weeks ago.
What are Singing Hinnies /Singin’ Hinnies?
Singing Hinnies are griddle cakes or scones and are all the rage in the northern part of England especially around Northumberland. The hinney part of singing hinnies, is the pronunciation of ” honey” in that area and is used as a term of endearment for women and children.
The singing refers to the sizzling sounds the lard or butter make as the rich dough is cooked in a hot frying pan. They are very similar to Welsh Cakes.
So there you have it a taste of the North on a plate.
How to Make Singing Hinnies
- Add the dry ingredients into the bowl of a food processor.
- Add in the butter and lard and whiz until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Pour the dough into a large bowl and mix in the fruit.
- Then add enough milk to make a scone-like dough.
- Knead until smooth, transfer to a lightly floured surface and roll out dough to 1.25cm thickness.
- Cut out rounds of about 6cm in diameter, re-rolling the trimmings and re-cutting as necessary.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed frying pan on low.
- Cook the hinnies in batches for approximately 5 mins on each side or until golden brown.
Keep the singing hinnies warm in the oven until they have all been cooked.
Singing Hinnies Tips
- Make sure the butter is cold but not freezing.
- Avoid over mixing the dough, or you will end up with rubbery griddle cakes.
What to Serve with Singin’ Hinnies?
Here are a few options of what to serve with singin’ hinnies.
Maple Butter from Martha Stewart.
Can You Freeze Singing Hinnies?
Yes, you can. Just freeze the uncooked shaped dough for up to 3 months. Defrost them before frying.
Where Can You Buy Singin Hinnies?
Tea shops up and down northern England would be happy to sell you a few of these.
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First published in June 2016.
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Singing Hinnies – A taste of Northumberland with Cottages.com
Ingredients
- 450 g (1lb) plain flour
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 0.5 tsp cream of tartar
- 150 g (5.3oz) cold butter cut into cubes
- 50 g (1.8oz) cold lard cut into cubes
- 150 g (5.3oz) raisins or currants
- Cold milk
- Vegetable oil to fry
Instructions
- Add the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and cream of tarter into the bowl of a food processor. Add in the butter and lard and whiz for a few seconds until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
- Pour the crumbly dough mix into a large bowl and mix in the fruit. Then add in enough milk to make a scone like dough (I added about 6.5 tbsp of milk).
- Knead for a min until smooth, transfer to a lightly floured surface and roll out till the dough is 1.25cm thick.
- Cut out rounds of about 6cm in diameter, re rolling the trimmings and re cutting as necessary.
- Heat a heavy bottomed frying pan and add a little oil in the base and set the heat to low.
- Cook the hinnies in batches for approximately 5 mins on each side or until golden brown
- Keep the singing hinnies warm in the oven until they have all been cooked.
- Serve warm with butter, jam, maple syrup etc.
Notes
What to Serve with Singin’ Hinnies?
Here are a few options of what to serve with singin’ hinnies. Chocolate Hummus. Raspberry Jam. Maple Butter from Martha Stewart.Nutrition
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I had such fun browsing their website and dreaming about the type of holidays I could take this year with, and without the kids. They had family friendly cottages, cottages on the coas (yes please), pet friend cottages that we could take granny, grandpa and the dog to and they also had some with a pool (so very important). There are also larger properties for that get together with all my Sierra Leonean friends I have been planning for over 5 years.
I had a particular interest in the Northumberland cottages since Freddy has been promising to take us there for a tour of their beautiful castles, Hadrian’s Wall and endless sandy beaches.
One of the properties that caught my eye was the stunning barn conversion called Oak Tree Cottage. This is only a few miles away from the wall and offered very easy access to the coast. I fell in love with the rather light airy ‘and splashes of red’ kitchen and loved the idea of having a long family breakfast before we wander off to go explore Hadrian’s wall. I also adore the cosy wood burning stove, picturing us gathering round it in the evening drinking hot chocolate and watching DVD’s.
You know what, my bags are already packed in my head and I will be making a UK self catering holiday happen later this year. You should head over to cottages.com and book your very own UK or Irish break and get out there before I do. Then come back and tell me all about it.
You’re right that ‘honey’ is a term of endearment, but we don’t pronounce it the same as ‘hinnie’. One is like “HUN-ee” while the other is like “HIN-ee”.
This looks yummy!!
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Never heard of a Singing Hinnie before…but now I want to try one.
You want to try it so bad that you said it twice 😀
Never heard of a Singing Hinnie before…but now I want to try one.
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I had never heard of Singing Hinnies before, but now I totally want to make them. Also loving your cast iron pans!
The pans are cute.
That is a beautiful cottage.
I love scones too – especially with loads of jam and cream. YUM!
What a beautiful cottage. I’m desperate for a holiday and this just makes me want one even more! Great recipe too. such a classic English recipe but I’ll admit I’ve never made signing hinnies mysefl!
See, I knew that cottage was the bees knees. I soooooo need to go there.
I love singing hinnies and other regional scones as well. These look glorious as does that lovely kitchen, would be fun to cook there!
Yeap, that kitchen is juts awesome.
These singing hinnies sound delicious and I really like the sound of the name. The cottage looks great I hope you get your break.
Oh Nayna, I am working pretty hard on getting that break sorted.
Well, so glad you had explained what singing hinnies are. I was so confused and intrigued by the name, and now I know. Learning something new every day!
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Oh my goodness, what a beautiful cottage! It’s absolutely stunning, what a lovely holiday you could have there. I was interested to learn about Singing Hinnies – what a great traditional treat. They look and sound delicious!
I know right, I just want to go to the cottage and stay there for like 2 weeks.
I’ve never heard of singing hinnies either, but they sound delicious. It’s a rainy cool day here–I wish I had one now with a cup of tea!
Only one? You need at least three. 😀
I’ve never heard of these before, but now I can’t wait to try them! I love the quaint background behind the name–so perfectly evocative!
So much more fun when you hear the story behind the name right?
I love British food, but I’ve never heard of these, I’m going to have to try them!
I am pleased to be introducing people to some lesser known Britihs food.
I love Singing hinnies, they’re very delicious with jam or honey! That oak tree cottages looks amazing!
I know right _ I am still plotting my get away to Oak Tree cottages.
never heard of them but would love to try them
They are such fun to make.