Welsh Cakes
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
27
ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground mace
- 1 cup shortening
- 3⁄4 cup currants
- 1⁄4 cup mixed peel, finely chopped
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 6 tablespoons milk
directions
- Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl and cut in shortening finely. Add fruit, then eggs mixed with milk to make a stiff dough. (I ended up using my hands to get it to combine.)
- Roll to 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface. (It is more convenient to roll out half the dough at a time.) Cut out rounds with a sharp two-inch cookie cutter.
- Bake on a heated griddle on low heat, or an electric fry pan set at 250F for 8 to 10 minutes. When golden brown on one side, turn and bake second side until golden.
- Serve hot with butter as a tea cake or serve cold. Store in a covered container.
- NOTE: Shortening is satisfactory in this recipe but butter or hard margarine gives a richer flavour and colour. (I used hard margarine.) I estimated two as a serving. (Don't think you'll stop with two!).
- Makes about 4 1/2 dozen.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
myrnabarager
Canada
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