British Nosh: Teacakes

Hello, This will be the first of many instructables on classic British food.

This recipe can be used for all sorts of things such as fruit loaf, tea cakes or hot cross buns. For this instructable I will be making teacakes.

Before starting make sure you wash your hands and clean the surfaces.

I have now also added measurements in "oz" and "fl.oz" so everyone can try this!

Thanks for the feature instructables! =D

Step 1 What we are going to need

This will make around 12-15 buns (Depending on the size you like) Or two loafs.

The fruited dough

• 50g / 2oz Sugar
• 15g / 1/2oz Yeast
• 300ml / 10fl.oz of tepid milk
• 450g / 1lb flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 50g / 2oz butter
• 50g / 2oz sultanas
• 50g / 2oz currants
• 1 egg, Beaten

For the glaze

• 2 Tbsp sugar dissolved in 30ml of hot water

For the paste (For the crosses on the hot cross buns If you are making them)

• 25g / 1oz of flour
• Cold water to blend

Equipment

• Oven
• Scales
• Teaspoon
• Tablespoon
• Knife
• A large bowl
• A couple of small bowls/jug (For the yeast, milk ect)
• A piping bag (If you don't have one you can cut the corner of a sandwich bag and use that)
• Baking trays
• Loaf tins

Comments

[ms.sonnie]

I really want to give these a try. I am going to add golden raisins as I believe they are close to sultanas. Thanks for the recipe!

[Rhi-Rainbow]

This was so easy to follow and make even for my short attention span!
anyway, I made them, and they came out beautifully, but some were absolutely massive, better than any of my British recipes, well done! :)

[dollywild]

An excellent recipe, and one that is not well known to Americans. Note to other Americans: baking by weight only seems difficult because we are not used to it. It is, in fact, much easier, as the only dirty dishes created are the small bowl that you perch on the scale. Place the bowl on the scale, set scale to zero, and begin. You need not buy a special baking scale, as the thrift stores are awash in outdated postage scales and diet scales. Weighting is especially nice for sticky or difficult ingredients such as shortening or butter.

[framil38]

I've been looking for this recipe for a long time and I was pleased to find it on your website.  I was not pleased, however, that you made it so hard to copy the recipe unless I paid you $24 for a year membership.  I've no other interest in your website, but I would be happy to pay $1 for the recipe.  If you're not willing to share recipes then I'd suggest that you not list them on Google.

[Joe Martin]

I'd be happy to send you the PDF of this Instructable if you wish.

[Joe Martin]

I've added a downloadable PDF on step 8, if you have any problems downloading it drop me an email at [e-mail] and I'll send you a copy.

I hope you enjoy the recipe! =D

[Joe Martin]

Was just browsing about on /b/ as you do and saw a brit thread and someone posted my intro step pic. I couldn't believe it haha

[fishcatcher]

whatt he heck is a nosh?learn english

[Plasmana]

We know english, you need to learn 'British' english. :-) I know British english and American english, but I don't know Austrian english...

[fishcatcher]

i got the book with the red dubble decker bus on it is that britin? mayb someday i can come visit and wave the queen L-)

[Plasmana]

Yeah, that is british, and the red dubble decker buses are EVERYWHERE in london!! (I really mean it, they are so many of them.) :-)

[Joe Martin]

Well there nott all double decker as we have the bendy bus as well XD

[fishcatcher]

hi only ben on a schoolbus :) u seen em? like a yellow log with whels

[Joe Martin]

I just a mere pom to them (The Aus) lol

[Joe Martin]

Nosh: A snack, light food or just food. And I'm English! P.S. It's What not "wwhat" and English is spelt with a capital at the beginning.

[fishcatcher]

thank u. sounds good just was confused? thanks

[shooby]

La Forge didn't write "wwhat", he wrote "whatt", which is an acceptable spelling of the word.

[fishcatcher]

i luv it but we dont have enough $ to play tv more than once a month , so its start track or airwolf

[autumnk]

Looks delicious. How would this work with whole wheat flour?

Also, for my fellow Americans, I believe that sultanas = raisins.

[jokerlz]

Sultanas are different from rasins, I think it's that they are made from white grapes and raisins from red, though I'm not sure. They taste almost exactly the same anyhow.

[Joe Martin]

Wheat flour should work just fine, they will just have that bit of brown-ness you get with it anyway. And I think that's right.

[canida]

Wow, those look good.

[Joe Martin]

Wow, a comment from canida! Thank you!

[Lithium Rain]

Oh my goodness, those look delicious!

[Joe Martin]

Cheers, you should make some then ;-) as your not getting any of mine :P lol

[shooby]

My brother nicked my scale, now he's at sing sing. These look delish, thanks for posting!

[Joe Martin]

I'll have to "steal" my own scales back. lol And thanks!

[duxxyuk]

Yum... As an ex-pat I can now make these blighters in France ... yay !

[Joe Martin]

Make sure you do! Bon Appetit!

[Plasmana]

Those looks really good, they look very similar to hot cross buns, but has no cross... 5 stars!

[Joe Martin]

Cheers!

[tercero]

They look good. What's the texture like? Also thank you for the recipe.

[Joe Martin]

The texture is a bit like bread, had to explain really.

[britishfood]

Have to add (as a British Food Writer) making a cross in the ton doesn't make them Hot Cross BunsHot Cross Buns).... otherwise lovely Tea Cake recipe

[davee52uk]

...and if you put a cross of pastry on the top of them, they are called Hot Cross Buns - for Easter.

[Joe Martin]

Oh and seeing as this has been featured I'll and oz measurements to the ingredients for the Americans.

[Weissensteinburg]

I thought they were bagels based on the first image =]

[Joe Martin]

Very like a bagel just without the hole and less chewy.

[lemonie]

They look good! I hope you had a nice cup of tea to wash 'em down with L

[Joe Martin]

Most defiantly.