Kentish Huffkins

There are lots of traditional things we might need to do during the X’Mas time. Like, you can’t open your X’Mas gifts until 25^th morning. Or, most people still eat turkey as their X’Mas meal. But, more and more people prepare ham or chicken as the replacement. Why do I talk some traditional things today? Because I would like to show you a very local and regional bread, called Kentish Huffkins.

Kentish Huffkins, It is not a very special bread. It is bread with more butter in. Kentish is a small town in the south of England. And, the huffkins was used to call tea bread which is very light and soft. The most important is there is a dimple on the bread, otherwise it is not Kentish Huffkins.

Oven Temperature Setting: 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6

Baking Time: 12~15 minutes
Recipe: 8 Kentish Huffkins
 

Steps of Kentish Huffkins

(1) Add flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl. Mix all ingredients well

(2) Add milk with instant yeast and butter into the bowl. Knead it into the chunk

(3) Move the dough into the floured table. Knead the dough until it turns softer and more elastic.

(4) Shape the dough into a ball and put back to the bowl. Leave the dough in a warm place to double its size. It takes around 90 ~ 120 minutes

(5) After the first grow-up, move the dough to the working table with light flour. Separate it to  8small balls equally.

(6) Shape 8 dough into 8 balls, and put on the greased plated. Set aside at a warm place and wait for the dough double the size again. It takes around 40 ~ 60 minutes.

 

(7) After the double the size, drizzle some flour over the top. Use a finger to poke the hole in the middle of the dough. Brush a little milk or water at the bottom of the dough. Send them into the pre-heat oven at 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. It takes around 15 minutes until it turns golden on the top.

 

 

As the introduction, it is a light and soft bread. Very Yum!! Full of butter flavor. Eating one for tea time is definitely enjoyable. Other people may be envy at you. Enjoy.