Devonshire splits recipe

A light yeast leavened bun filled with jam and cream. Almost like a healthier version of a doughnut. No deep frying and only a little sugar to activate the yeast, besides the jam of course. These b…

Devonshire Splits recipe: 8oz or 225g sweet yeast dough with jam,cream and icing sugar.

A Cornish Split - or Devonshire Split - was the original star of the famous "cream teas": of Cornwall and Devon. Though you'll more ofte...

TODAY I am taking a step back into my childhood to bring you a recipe for Devonshire Splits. My father was a bellringer and belonged to a team which competed all over the county. Often after a ringing competition there would be tea laid on in the village hall. These were sumptuous spreads with all kind of sandwiches, cakes, sausage rolls and pasties. Inevitably there would also be Devonshire splits. In recent years these have lost favour to scones. I love a nice cream tea with scones but…

Enjoy these Devonshire splits filled with fresh cream and a little home made jam. What is a Devon split? A traditional Devon split is an enriched dough, a yeast bread that is kneaded, risen and baked over a few hours to craft the perfect casing for all the delicious jam and cream. It is a much lighter sweet bun than a scone. This makes for a much lighter sweet bun than the scones you are used to. If you prefer the sound of scones, we have a tasty easy scone recipe for you.

Enjoy these Devonshire splits filled with fresh cream and a little home made jam. What is a Devon split? A traditional Devon split is an enriched dough, a yeast bread that is kneaded, risen and baked over a few hours to craft the perfect casing for all the delicious jam and cream. It is a much lighter sweet bun than a scone. This makes for a much lighter sweet bun than the scones you are used to. If you prefer the sound of scones, we have a tasty easy scone recipe for you.

Devonshire Splits (cream buns). Recipe for these old-fashioned tea-time treats on my blog: http://lipsmackintreats.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/devonshire-splits-cream-buns/

Aren't these little beauties? They are just about the right size for two genteel bites and as such look like the sweet version of burger sliders. This recipe can be used for Yorkshire Tea Cakes and also an Iced Tea Ring - I'll add the variations for those at the end of the recipe. When I started this recipe rolling I was so convinced it was not going to work that I neglected to take photos thinking I would be making a second batch to correct what seemed like the wrong comparative amounts of…

Devonshire splits are a Southwest staple. While they are often filled with messy squiggles of cream and jam, Paul Hollywood’s refined variation topped with thinly sliced fresh strawberries has become iconic since featuring on Bake Off.