Welsh Cakes Recipe
Ingredients
| Sifted flour | 225 Gram | |
| Caster sugar | 75 Gram | |
| Salt | 1 Pinch | |
| Ground nutmeg | 3/4 Teaspoon | |
| Butter margarine | 100 Gram, softened | |
| Currants | 75 Gram | |
| Egg | 1 Medium, beaten | |
| 15—30 ml (1—2 tbsp) warm milk (optional) | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. In a bowl combine together the flour, sugar, salt and nutmeg.
2. Rub or cut in the fat until the mixture begins to stick together.
MAKING
3. Put in the currants and egg and mix with a fork to form a stiff dough.
4. If the dough is too dry, add a very little milk Roll the dough out on a floured board to a thickness of 2 cm (3/4 in).
5. Cut into circles with a 7.5 cm (3 in) cutter dipped in flour.
6. Warm the griddle to a moderate heat and grease well.
7. Let it remain for a few minutes to reach an even, all-over temperature, but do not let it get too hot or the cakes will burn before their insides are cooked.
8. Place 4-5 cakes gently on the griddle and leave to cook slowly (8-10 minutes for each side).
9. When the undersides are browned, carefully turn over with a metal spatula and leave to brown on the other side.
10. Repeat until all the cakes are cooked.
SERVING
11. Remove the cakes carefully on to a wire rack as they are cooked and wrap in a linen cloth until all the cakes are ready to serve.
1. In a bowl combine together the flour, sugar, salt and nutmeg.
2. Rub or cut in the fat until the mixture begins to stick together.
MAKING
3. Put in the currants and egg and mix with a fork to form a stiff dough.
4. If the dough is too dry, add a very little milk Roll the dough out on a floured board to a thickness of 2 cm (3/4 in).
5. Cut into circles with a 7.5 cm (3 in) cutter dipped in flour.
6. Warm the griddle to a moderate heat and grease well.
7. Let it remain for a few minutes to reach an even, all-over temperature, but do not let it get too hot or the cakes will burn before their insides are cooked.
8. Place 4-5 cakes gently on the griddle and leave to cook slowly (8-10 minutes for each side).
9. When the undersides are browned, carefully turn over with a metal spatula and leave to brown on the other side.
10. Repeat until all the cakes are cooked.
SERVING
11. Remove the cakes carefully on to a wire rack as they are cooked and wrap in a linen cloth until all the cakes are ready to serve.
Chef
