A singing hinny or singin' hinny is a type of

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griddle cake A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying wit ...

scone A scone is a baked good, usually made of either wheat or oatmeal with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often slightly sweetened and occasionally glazed with egg wash. The scone is a basic component of th ...

, made in the north of England, especially

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and the coal-mining areas of the North East. In Scotland, they are known as fatty cutties. ''Hinny'' is a term of endearment in the dialects of the Newcastle area. The ''singing'' refers to the sounds of the sizzling of the lard or butter in the rich dough as it is cooked on a hot plate or

griddle A griddle, in the UK also called a girdle, is a cooking device consisting mainly of a broad, usually flat cooking surface. Nowadays it can be either a movable metal pan- or plate-like utensil, a flat heated cooking surface built into a stove or ...

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The ingredients typically include flour,

baking powder Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent, a mixture of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid. The base and acid are prevented from reacting prematurely by the inclusion of a buffer such as cornstarch. Baking powder is used to increase ...

lard Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig.Lard
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or butter, currants, milk or

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and salt and/or sugar to taste. A dough is made which is rich in fat. This is then rolled into a round flat cake, which is then cooked on a flat griddle or in a skillet.

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