Stottie cake

stotty cake, stotty, stottie

A stottie cake or stotty (northumbrian dialect: stottie kyek, ipa: [stɒʔtiː kjɛʔk]) is a type of bread that originated in north east england. it is a flat and round loaf, usually about 30 centimetres (12 inches) in diameter and 4 centimetres (1.6 inches) deep, with an indent in the middle produced by the baker. elsewhere in the world, bread considered similar to the stottie is known as "oven bottom bread", though this term is a relative newcomer, given that, prior to the widespread use of cast iron ovens with shelves, ovens were built of brick and had only the bottom available to bake on. one chief characteristic is the heavy and dough-like texture of the bread. though leavened, its tast...

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