My Christmas Welsh Cakes Recipes

WELSH CAKES

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into bowl. Put in butter and lard and mix until resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in sugar and currants or raisins. Beat the eggs lightly and add to flour mixture with just enough milk to make a firm dough similar to shortcrust pastry.
• Chill dough 1 to 2 hours.
• Roll the dough to 1/4 inch on floured surface and cut with 3 inch rounds. Bake the cakes on a greased griddle or frying pan (I use my electric skillet with just a little non-stick spray) over low heat until golden brown. Cool and sprinkle with sugar. These also freeze well.

MY CHRISTMAS WELSH CAKES

Steps:

• Sift together - flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
• Work in the butter until mixture is like coarse meal.
• Mix in the dried fruit.
• Stir in beaten egg and vanilla.
• Gather dough into a ball (add a small amount of milk just to make dough workable, if necessary).
• Knead approximately 15 times until smooth.
• Chill in fridge for 30 - 60 minutes.
• Preheat electric frypan without oil or grease to 300 degrees F.
• On well floured board goll or pat dough to 1/3 - 1/2 inch thickness.
• Cut in 2 inch circles.
• "Bake" in frypan on first side 4 - 5 minutes.
• Turn and brown on second side approximately 4 minute.
• Place on paper towel to cool.