Welsh Cakes
Mar 07, 2025 12:28 PM
A delicious and authentic recipe for Welsh Cakes which are gently spiced and filled with raisins for sweetness. These Welsh Cakes are lovely served warm with some butter and jam, or simply with a sprinkle of sugar.
The next time you think about making scones, perhaps you might like to try your hand at these Welsh Cakes. Both recipes require more or less the same ingredients but, with Welsh Cakes, you make something more like a shortcrust pastry which is then pan-fried on the stove.
The texture is somewhat like a scone, but a bit more crumbly like a shortbread biscuit.
Ingredients:
- 225 g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour (all-purpose flour)
- 85 g (1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 1/4 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 50 g (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 50 g lard, plus extra for frying
- 40 g sultanas
- 1 egg, beaten
- splash of milk
- granulated sugar, for sprinkling
- strawberry jam, for serving
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
35 minutes
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