Stottie Cake
Welcome to another step-by-step recipe from BreadClub20. Why not drop by our main Facebook page by clicking here... If you like what you see and enjoy the recipe, we hope you join us by 'Liking' and 'Subscribing'. I first came across "Stottie Cake" as a university student when I shared a house with a Geordie from Shiney Row, near Houghton-Le-Spring in the North-East of England. His "mam" always made sure she had them in the bread bin when he came back home, and they are very much an iconic bread bake from the North-East. 19th century miners and shipbuilders needed a wholesome and hearty lunch to sustain them through a hard days work. The stottie could be sliced, filled and taken to work. Cut horizontally, they are often filled with ham and pease pudding, bacon, sausage, mushrooms or fried egg. Sometimes spelt 'stotty', the 'cake' is, in fact, a bread. It's an uneven circle, usually about 8 inches in diameter. It's usually...
