Traditional Welsh Cakes

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, traditional welsh cakes. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Traditional Welsh Cakes is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Traditional Welsh Cakes is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Remember, Do It for You, Do It for Them and Do It for Wales. 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. A very authentic and traditional Welsh Cakes recipe.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook traditional welsh cakes using 5 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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The ingredients needed to make Traditional Welsh Cakes:
  1. Take 275 g self rising flour
  2. Take 150 g sugar
  3. Prepare 105 g butter or lacto free spread
  4. Prepare 100 g raisins or currants
  5. Make ready 2 eggs

I was born in Abergavenny and live within the town. Abergavenny is the gate way town to Wales, and is surrounded by three beautiful Welsh mountains - the Skirrid, the Blorenge and the Sugar Loaf. From the heart of rural mid-Wales come these traditional Welsh cakes. Eaten and enjoyed regularly throughout Wales, these traditional cakes, or a version thereof, have been kicking around for as long as anyone can remember.

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Instructions to make Traditional Welsh Cakes:
  1. Add 250g of the flour to a mixing bowl.
  2. Measure in 100g of the butter.
  3. Mix well, I like to use my fingers.
  4. Add in the currants and 100g of sugar and mix.
  5. Add the eggs and mix.
  6. Create a thin layer of flour on a surface you don't mind cutting. Dust the rolling pin.
  7. Lay out the mixture to the thickness of the currants. Use more flour if required.
  8. Begin to cut into rounds.
  9. Repeat rolling and cutting till there is no mixture left.
  10. Use butter to apply to the bake stone putting on full heat.
  11. Sprinkle the cakes with sugar. When the stone is hot, place the cakes sugar side down, and sprinkle more sugar.
  12. Flip the cakes half way.
  13. Place the cakes on a cooling tray and sprinkle with more sugar on each side.
  14. Repeat until all the cakes are cooked.
  15. Serve, usually with a cup of tea!

From the heart of rural mid-Wales come these traditional Welsh cakes. Eaten and enjoyed regularly throughout Wales, these traditional cakes, or a version thereof, have been kicking around for as long as anyone can remember. There is nothing fancy about a Welsh cake, and yet they seem to encompass all that one could ever want in a satisfying mouthful; sweet yet slightly salty, moist yet crumbly. Welsh Cakes are the perfect breakfast on the feast day of their native country's patron saint, St. Welsh cakes (Welsh: picau ar y maen, pice bach, cacennau cri or teisennau gradell), also bakestones or pics, are traditional in Wales.

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