Welsh Cakes (Bakestone Recipes)
8 oz Plain flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Mized spice 2 oz Butter or margarine 2 oz Lard 3 oz Granulated sugar 2 oz Raisins (or currants) 1 Egg, beaten 3 tb Milk Sift the flour, b...
Ingredients
- 8ozplain flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1/4tsp mized spice
- 2ozbutter or margarine
- 2ozlard
- 3ozgranulated sugar
- 2ozraisins (or currants)
- 1egg, beaten
Directions
- 1
8 oz Plain flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Mized spice 2 oz Butter or margarine 2 oz Lard 3 oz Granulated sugar 2 oz Raisins (or currants) 1
- 2
Cut the fat into the flour, and rub it to a breadcrumb-like consistency
- 3
then mix in the sugar and raisins
- 4
Mix in the egg, and sufficient milk to make a stiff dough
- 5
Roll out on a floured board to 1/4 inch thick
- 6
Cut into 3 inch rounds
- 7
Bake on a hot greased bakestone until golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side
- 8
Variation: "Teisen Dinca" -- Make up the Welsh Cake dough adding 6 oz peeled and grated cooking apples before adding the egg