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.