BELIEVE THE HYPE. These are obscenely delicious. And they were easy, too, once I got used to how quickly they cooked. The suggestion to try a test cake is a good one. I did them on my unreliable electric stove, and I still only burned one (with four children running around the kitchen, I always burn something). And they had to sit around for a little bit while I helped a small person with her potty-training, and it didn't affect anything. (Some baking soda breads don't like to sit, I've found. Of course, this is powder, but I was still a little concerned.) They kept fine in a warm oven, and they were gone before anyone got up from the table, currants and all. I'm going to try messing around with the seasonings for variety because these are awesome! Chopped apple is a good thought. I think that's next. Maybe with a little boiled apple cider in place of a little bit of the milk...

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