omeExplore WalesTraditions & historyFood recipesWelsh cakes Traditional Welsh cakes recipe A delicious little cake flavoured with spice and dried fruit, baked on a griddle and best served warm and sprinkled with sugar. A real Welsh treat. Welsh cakes ingredients 225g/8oz plain flour 100g/4oz butter 75g/3oz caster sugar 50g/2oz currants ½tsp baking powder ¼tsp mixed spice 1 egg A pinch salt A little milk to bind How to make Welsh cakes Homemade Welsh Cakes with orange butter Sift the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, mixed spice) together into a mixing bowl. Cut up the butter and rub into the flour. Stir in the sugar and fruit, pour in the egg and mix to form a dough, use a little milk if the mixture is a little dry. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about the thickness of a biscuit. Use a pastry cutter to cut out rounds. Cook the cakes on a greased bake stone or griddle until golden. The heat should not be too high, as the cakes will cook on the outside too quickly, and not in the middle. Once cooked sprinkle with caster sugar and serve with butter. As an alternative you can try mixed dried fruit or tropical fruit. Some grated lemon or orange rind is also good. An unusual but delicious addition is 1 teaspoon of lavender flowers with some citrus zest. Add a little orange juice, zest and icing sugar to some soft butter to serve with the Welsh cakes. Find out more about traditional Welsh recipes
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:11:39 +0000
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