Welch Griddle Cakes Sweet Biscuits 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.

WELSH COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, salt and the 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl until well blended Cut in butter or margarine and shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Toss in currants.
• Beat egg and milk with a fork in a 1-cup measure; add to flour mixture; mix gently with fork, just until blended. Dough should be consistency of pastry dough.
• Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness with floured rolling pin on lightly floured pastry cloth or board. Cut with 3 inch floured cookie cutter
• Heat greased griddle or large heavy skillet over moderate heat until few drops of water jump when dropped on surface. Cook cakes, a few at a time, 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn with pancake turner and cook another 3 minutes, or until golden brown on second side. Remove to wire rack. Sprinkle with sugar. Let cool completely, then wrap in plastic bags to store. Can also be frozen.

WELCH GRIDDLE CAKES (SWEET BISCUITS)

Steps:

• 1. Have an electric non-stick griddle or a heavy cast-iron pan and a 2-1/2 inch plain round cutter ready. In a bowl combine flour,baking soda and salt.
• 2. Add the shortening and using 2 knives or an pastry blender cut the shortening into the flour mixture. With your hands,rub the flour and shortening until the ingredients are the size of small peas then rapidly between your fingers until it is the consistency like salt.
• 3. Stir in the raisins or currants together .with the milk..keep the liquid to a minimun! Flour the counter lightly and roll out the dough to 1/3 inch thick. Use the cutter and cut out the rounds.
• 4. Heat the griddle to 250-275 degrees or the cast-iron skillet over low heat.
• 5. Cook 5-6 minutes a side till lightly browned. Turn over and cook the same 5-6 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the middle, should come out clean. Transfer to a wire rack, and sprinkle with sugar They should look like this when sprinkled with sugar....YUMMY! Note: stock foto from the internet.
• 6. So sad to bad! Just when I had it made up to perfection, and on the griddle, I answered the phone .. got involved with the conversation... forgot my little cakes.. and here is a picture.. of part of my burnt Welsh Gridle Cake! I will be making them again...very soon. I might as well show you this picture of what can happen if you turn your back. I never said I was perfect!!....LOL Note: Cooked foto is what they should look like. For more information go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_cake

WELSH CAKES

Steps:

• Rub the butter into the flour to make breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and sultanas, then stir in the egg. Mix, then form a ball of dough, using a splash of milk if needed.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is 5mm/¼in thick. Cut it into rounds using a 7.5cm/3in fluted cutter.
• You now need a bakestone or a heavy iron griddle. Rub it with butter and wipe the excess away. Put it on a direct heat and wait until it heats up. Place the Welsh cakes on the griddle and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until caramel brown.
• Remove from the pan and dust with caster sugar while still warm. Some people leave out the sultanas, split them when cool and sandwich them together with jam.