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Welsh Cakes are the perfect breakfast on the feast day of their native country's patron saint, St. Delicious served warm with butter and jam, or simply sprinkled with caster sugar. How to make the perfect Welsh cakes in four easy steps for a teatime treat.
Welsh cakes is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Welsh cakes is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have welsh cakes using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Welsh cakes:
- Take 225 g self raising flour (or plain flour with 1/2 tsp of baking powder)
- Get 85 g caster sugar (or granulated)
- Take 100 g soft butter, cut into small pieces
- Make ready Handful currants (50g)
- Prepare A few other dried fruit (optional) - I used chopped cherries
- Prepare 1 egg, beaten
- Get 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- Get Splash milk
- Get Pinch salt
Welsh cakes (Welsh: picau ar y maen, pice bach, cacennau cri or teisennau gradell), also bakestones or pics, are traditional in Wales. The cakes are also known as griddle cakes or bakestones within Wales because they are. Welsh cakes are a traditional tea-time treat that are really easy to make. Eat them warm from the stove, or store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Instructions to make Welsh cakes:
- Prepare ingredients
- Put the flour and butter into a bowl and rub together until crumbly
- Add the currants, mixed spice and salt.
- Mix the beaten egg into the mixture until the dough is soft. Add just a splash of milk if it seems too dry
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to the thickness of your little finger (5mm).
- Cut out rounds using a 6cm cutter (or smaller if you prefer).
- Grease a heavy frying pan and place over a medium heat. Cook the Welsh cakes for about 3 mins on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
- Serve with butter and jam or a sprinkling of sugar.
Think of a mini pancake or flat circular scone with sultanas/raisins, and dusted with caster sugar. Indulge at breakfast with this Welsh Cake recipe. Welsh Cakes ~ they're cooked on a griddle like a pancake, but can be eaten out of hand like a scone ~ these sweet, buttery little breakfast cakes are a Welsh tradition that deserve a spot on your brunch or tea table! Welsh cakes are delightfully rustic, delicate, and delicious. They're like a cross between a scone and the fluffiest of pancakes–perfect with a cup of tea.
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