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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Teisen Cymraeg (Welsh Cakes) Recipe

Welsh Cakes
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter
1 cup currants
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
butter, honey, or marmalade topping

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter
with a pastry blender or 2 knives. Mix together currants, 1/2 cup sugar, 
and egg and stir into dry ingredients. Sprinkle in milk 1 tablespoon at 
a time. Mix until all ingredients are moist or dough almost cleans side of bowl.
Gather dough into a ball. Roll out 1/2-inch thick on lightly floured
board and cut into 2 1/2-inch rounds.
Cook on lightly greased griddle or skillet on the stove top
about 3 to 5 minutes per side until golden brown.
Roll in sugar. Makes about 2 dozen Welsh Cakes.
Delicious with orange marmalade and tea.
They are a bit like a sweet biscuit.

Tea time today will be with a bracing black tea and a Welsh Cake.
A different sort of tea time for me, but perfect for a winter day.

9 comments:

  1. Oh my but they do sound delicious!!!!!

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  2. These Welsh cakes look Yummy....and orange marmalade topping, even better. It's nice how you start each day with a cup of tea, Marilyn. Do you like coffee as well?

    ~Sheri

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  3. I'm going to need to copy this one down. These look really good. And I finally found currants in the store so I have all the ingredients!

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  4. These look and sound so yummy. Perfect with tea on a snowy (!) afternoon like we're having. I'll keep these in mind.

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  5. These look delicious, and I love that it's a Welsh recipe!

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  6. Marilyn, it's been far too long since I've made or had Welsh cakes. Love the photos. As I sip my tea just now, it's as if I'm having tea and a Welsh cake right along with you!

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  7. Dear Marilyn:
    I love any regional tea recipe and historic ones are wonderful! More interesting I guess. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Oh, these look sooo delicious! I've somehow not made these before. So I'm thankful for your good recipe, Marilyn. I have some currants in the pantry cupboard that need using up... ;) ((HUGS))

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  9. Oh I'll be trying these for certain. One of my great grandparents was from Wales and I've always been fascinated by Welsh things.
    blessings
    ~*~

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