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[[Image:Ben W Bell Soda Bread Farl 05 June 2007.jpg|right|thumb|A [[soda bread]] farl. This would have been connected to the rest of the bread along the straight upper and right edges.]] |
[[Image:Ben W Bell Soda Bread Farl 05 June 2007.jpg|right|thumb|A [[soda bread]] farl. This would have been connected to the rest of the bread along the straight upper and right edges.]] |
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A '''farl''' (reduced form of the [[Scots language|Scots]] ''fardel'') is a term used in [[ |
A '''farl''' (reduced form of the [[Scots language|Scots]] ''fardel'') is a term used in [[Ireland]] and [[Scotland]] for some roughly triangular flat breads and cakes, traditionally made by cutting a round into four pieces. |
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In [[Ireland]] it generally refers to [[soda bread]] and potato bread or cakes ([[potato farls]]). While soda bread can be made like normal breads, it is made into farls for use in the [[Full breakfast#Ulster fry|Ulster fry]]. A farl is a flat piece of [[bread]] about 3/4 inch thick with a rough quarter circle shape. |
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A farl is made by spreading the dough on a griddle or skillet in a rough circular shape. The circle is then cut into four equal pieces and cooked. Once one side is done the dough is flipped to cook the other side. |
A farl is made by spreading the dough on a griddle or skillet in a rough circular shape. The circle is then cut into four equal pieces and cooked. Once one side is done the dough is flipped to cook the other side. |
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In Scotland today the word is used less than in [[ |
In Scotland today the word is used less than in [[Ireland]], but a farl can be a quarter piece of a large flat [[Scone (bread)|scone]], [[Bannock (food)|bannock]] or [[oatcake]]. It may also be used for [[shortbread]] when baked in this particular shape.<ref name="DSL"> |
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Revision as of 02:02, 1 September 2009
A farl (reduced form of the Scots fardel) is a term used in Ireland and Scotland for some roughly triangular flat breads and cakes, traditionally made by cutting a round into four pieces.
In Ireland it generally refers to soda bread and potato bread or cakes (potato farls). While soda bread can be made like normal breads, it is made into farls for use in the Ulster fry. A farl is a flat piece of bread about 3/4 inch thick with a rough quarter circle shape.
A farl is made by spreading the dough on a griddle or skillet in a rough circular shape. The circle is then cut into four equal pieces and cooked. Once one side is done the dough is flipped to cook the other side.
In Scotland today the word is used less than in Ireland, but a farl can be a quarter piece of a large flat scone, bannock or oatcake. It may also be used for shortbread when baked in this particular shape.[1]
The word may be related to fallaid in some way. However, the Dictionary of the (Lowland) Scots Language says that farl is a shorter form of fardel, the word once used in some parts of Lowland Scotland for "a three-cornered cake, usually oatcake, generally the fourth part of a round". In Old Lowland Scots fardell meant a fourth or quarter.[1]
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