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Farl

Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries

A farl is any of several quadrant-shaped flatbreads or cakes traditionally made by cooking dough on a griddle in a round shape and cutting it into four pieces, a name derived from the Lowland Scots word fardel, meaning a fourth part. In Ulster, farls most often refer to soda bread, while potato farls also appear as an ingredient in the traditional Ulster fry; commercial potato farls are frequently rectangular rather than quartered. In Scotland the term is used less today but can describe quartered scones, bannocks, oatcakes or shortbread. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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P495 (country of origin): Scotland
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Farl (Wikipedia)
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    A farl is any of various quadrant-shaped flatbreads and cakes, traditionally made by cutting a round into four pieces.
  • Expresses Tradition: Bread Baking, Wikipedia category: Category:British breads
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