Recipes
Welsh cakes
A bit like scones, Welsh cakes are small cakes filled with fruit and grilled rather than baked. Delicious served hot or cold with a little bit of butter.
A bit like scones, Welsh cakes are small cakes filled with fruit and grilled rather than baked. Delicious served hot or cold with a little bit of butter.
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Cook: 30 Mins
Serves: 16
Price: 8p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 28g serving contains
Energy
586kj
140kcal
586kj
140kcal
7%
Fat
6.7g
6.7g
Med
10%
10%
Saturates
3.9g
3.9g
Med
19%
19%
Sugars
8.1g
8.1g
Med
9%
9%
Salt
0.29g
0.29g
Low
5%
5%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2093kj/500kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
2093kj/500kcal
Ingredients
225g self-raising flour
½ tsp mixed spice
A pinch of salt
115g cubed, chilled butter
75g caster sugar
75g sultanas
1 egg
Caster sugar, to decorate
Method
1
Sift flour with mixed spice and salt. Rub in butter until it resembles breadcrumbs.
2
Stir in sugar and sultanas and a lightly beaten egg to make a dough.
3
Roll out to 5mm thick and cut into 6cm rounds.
4
Cook on a lightly greased griddle for 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Sprinkle with caster sugar to serve.