Picau ar y maen - Welshcakes
Happy St David's Day! Thought I'd make a few Welsh cakes to celebrate. My husband likes them well done and I prefer them golden. I got my lovely Emma Bridgewater daffodil mug for Mother's Day last year. This is Gran's recipe which I always use, hence the lbs and ozs! After sprinkling sugar on top, she always added a knob of butter. We ate them warm, straight off the bakestone. This recipe makes about 24 cakes, but I halved it today as there are only 2 of us; I'm not sure if they'd freeze well. 1lb plain flour 4oz margarine 4oz lard [I use Trex] 4oz currants 6oz caster sugar 1/2 tspn mixed spice 1 tspn baking powder 1 egg pinch salt 2 tbspns milk Put the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl, then rub in the fat. Add the currants and spice and mix together. Beat the egg a little then add with enough of the milk to make a firmish dough. Roll out on a floured surface till about 1/4" thick, then cut into rounds. Grease a bakestone an...