Welsh cakes
"Chroesawa pawb" (Welcome all) Welsh cakes (Welsh: picau ar y maen, pice bach, cacen gri or teisen radell) are traditional Welsh snacks.
These griddle-cakes are also known as "bakestones" as they were originally cooked on a hot stone or cat-iron griddle.
Welsh cakes | |
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Servings: | Servings: 6 - Makes 6 cakes |
Calories per serving: | 302 |
Ready in: | 35 minutes |
Prep. time: | 20 minutes |
Cook time: | 15 minutes |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | Chef |
First published: | 27th October 2012 |
Best recipe reviewWelcome Cakes 4.5/5 Nicer than I thought they would be. |
Ingredients
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- 8oz (225 g) self-raising flour, sieved to aerate
- 4oz (110 g) butter
- 1 free-range egg, beaten
- A handful of sultanas
- A little milk
- 3 oz (85 g) caster sugar
- butter for greasing
Method
- Rub the fat into the sieved flour to until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add to a bowl with the sugar, dried fruit and mix well.
- Add the beaten egg
- Combine using your hands and form a ball of dough.
- If you need to loosen the dough a little, use a splash of milk.
- Roll out the pastry to a ¼" (5 mm) thick and cut into rounds with a 3-4i" (7.5-10 cm) pastry cutter.
- Grease a heavy griddle or tava with with butter
- Place on direct heat until it is quite hot
- Cook the Welsh cakes on the griddle, turning once, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
- Each side needs to be browned before it's turned over.
- Remove and dust with caster sugar while still warm.
Serving suggestions
Split in half and serve while still warm with butter and jam.
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