Cornish Splits

Name: Cornish Splits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 22
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 teaspoons 1/4-ounce packages active dry yeast; 22 servings clotted cream; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 22 servings jam; 177 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 59 milliliters lukewarm water; 59 milliliters ounces cold lard (about , cut into pieces

Cornish Splits is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 22. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 229 calories. If you have milk, clotted cream, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small saucepan heat water with milk just until lukewarm and remove pan from heat. Stir in sugar and yeast and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Water

Yeast

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

While yeast is proofing, in a bowl whisk together flour and salt and with a pastry blender or fingertips blend in lard until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Lard

Salt

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Blender

Whisk

Bowl

Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir until a dough forms. On a lightly floured surface knead dough gently just until smooth, about 1 minute.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Transfer dough to a lightly oiled large bowl and turn to coat with oil.

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Dough

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Let dough rise, bowl covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Grease 2 baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Punch down dough and divide into 1-ounce balls (about 1 1/2 inches in diameter).

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Dough

Punch

Transfer balls to baking sheets and let rise, covered loosely with plastic wrap, in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes.

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Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Preheat oven to 375°F.

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Oven

Bake splits in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, 20 minutes, or until golden, and transfer to racks to cool.

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Oven

Serve splits hot or at room temperature, cut open, with jam and clotted cream.

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Clotted Cream