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- From: tina@stc.uk (Tina Coulson)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Welshcakes
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- Date: 15 Aug 86 05:57:11 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE WELSHCAKES D "19 Jun 86" 1986
- .RZ "WELSH CAKES" "Traditional Welsh biscuity cakes"
- This is a very old traditional Welsh recipe from my boyfriend's family.
- It was passed on to his mother from his grandmother, whose family ran
- the village bakery in Ammanford, near Swansea, Wales. The family name
- is Morgan, of course. They claim to be related to Captain Morgan the
- pirate.
- .PP
- The Welsh for welsh cakes is \fIteisen lap\fR (tea 'ion lap)
- which means ``plate cake''.
- It is traditionally cooked on a ``maern''(pronounced marn),
- which is a
- .AB "half-inch" "1.5-cm"
- thick piece of cast iron placed on the fire or cooker. A heavy
- frypan or griddle will do.
- .IH "Makes 40\-50"
- .IG "\(12 lb" "flour" "200 g"
- .IG "\(12 lb" "self-raising flour" "200 g"
- .IG "4 oz" "butter" "120 g"
- .IG "4 oz" "lard" "120 g"
- .IG "3 oz" "currants" "100 g"
- .IG "\(34 cup" "sugar" "175 g"
- .IG "1 tsp" "mixed spice" "5 ml"
- (see note)
- .IG "1 tsp" "ground nutmeg" "5 ml"
- .IG "1" "large egg"
- .IG "" "milk,"
- to mix
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Sieve flour and spices into a mixing bowl.
- .SK 2
- Add fat and mix to crumbs like pastry.
- .SK 3
- Stir in remaining dry ingredients.
- .SK 4
- Break up the egg in a separate bowl.
- .SK 5
- Add broken egg to dry ingredients, mix well until it starts to form a lump.
- .SK 6
- If it is s not sticking together, add a little milk (it should be moister than
- pastry but should not be soggy)
- .SK 7
- Roll out on a floured board to about
- .AB "\(14 to \(12 inch" "\(12 to 1 cm"
- thick.
- .SK 8
- Cut into rounds using a biscuit cutter.
- .SK 9
- Heat ``pan'' (see above) grease ``pan'' and when fat has melted wipe off with
- absorbent paper. This leaves a residue of fat, the cakes actually cook
- in their own fat. The ``pan'' is hot enough when you can hold your hand just
- above it for about a minute.
- .SK 10
- Place some cakes on ``pan'' and wait till they turn a speckled golden brown
- colour.
- .SK 11
- Turn them over and repeat on the other side. They are better cooked quite
- slowly about 3\-5 minutes each cake.
- .NX
- Mixed spice is a mix of ground spices that is available premixed here in
- England. It is typically 60% coriander, 30% cinnamon, 5% nutmeg, with small
- traces of ginger and clove. Sometimes it has 10\-15% caraway or 10% cassia
- (Saigon cinnamon) mixed in. Since almost all ``cinnamon'' sold in North
- America is really cassia, and cassia has a stronger flavor than true
- cinnamon, a North American formula for mixed spice would be 70% coriander,
- 15% cinnamon, 5% nutmeg, and 10% caraway.
- .PP
- Welsh cakes are great eaten hot or cold, with or without butter,
- though I never use butter myself.
- I usually make a double batch because they don't keep.
- But to store them, allow to go cold and place in an airtight box. They
- will keep for up to a week.
- .PP
- I often add a little more of the spices to give them more of a kick.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 5 minutes preparation, 20 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- Measure all ingredients.
- .WR
- Tina Coulson
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