Welsh Honey 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.

EASY TRADITIONAL WELSH CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the lard and butter in a small bowl.
• Rub the fats into the flour and salt until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Stir in the sugar, currants, mixed spice and honey.
• Add the beaten egg and mix to form a firm dough.
• On a floured board, roll or pat the mixture until about 2cm thick.
• Cut into 6 centimeters in diameter discs (2.3 inches) and griddle over medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
• Dust the Welsh cakes with caster sugar and eat immediately or store in an airtight tin.

RECIPES

Steps:

• Step 1:Preheat the oven to 180C (fan 160C, gas mark 4) and grease a 12 hole non stick muffin tin.Step 2:Sieve together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, allspice and cinnamon.Step 3:Cream together the butter, sugar and honey until light and fluffy.Step 4:Gradually beat in the eggs and then fold in the flour mixture, adding the milk for a dropping consistency.Step 5:Divide equally between the 12 holes of the muffin tin. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes until risen, golden and springy to the touch.Step 6:Remove and cool in the tin for 5 minutes and then turn them out to continue cooling on a wire rack.Step 7:To make the icing mix the icing sugar with the extract and 2 tablespoons of water to make an icing that just runs off a spoon.Step 8:Place all the muffins so they are bottom side up and spoon over the icing so it drips down the sides and top with pistachios and some freeze dried raspberries if using. Leave for 15 minutes to set before serving.

TIESSENNAU MEL (HONEY CAKES) WELSH

Steps:

• Preheat oven - Gas mark 6 (400F) or 7 (425F) or 200°C If you are using a fan oven, reduce by 25°C.
• Grease your patty tins.
• Sieve together flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Separate the egg yolk from the white.
• Beat the yolk into sugar and butter, then add the honey, gradually.
• Stir in the flour with a little milk as required and mix all together lightly.
• Whisk the egg white into a stiff froth and fold into mixture.
• Half fill small patty tins with the mixture; dredge the top of each with caster sugar.
• Bake in a hot oven for 20 minutes. Watch these little fellows carefully. They brown rather quickly.
• When ready sprinkle a little more sugar.
• Croeso Cymreig.

WELSH CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk and egg; stir just until moistened. Fold in currants., Pat or roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-in. biscuit cutter. Preheat griddle over medium heat. In batches, place cakes onto griddle; cook until tops puff and bottoms are golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Turn; cook until second side is golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

WELSH HONEY CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F/190C Grease and flour a muffin tin or use liners.
• Stir together flour, cinnamon and baking soda.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Beat the yolks into sugar and butter, then add the honey in thirds beating well in between.
• Stir in the flour with a little milk as required to make the batter a little softer and mix all together gently.
• Whisk the egg whites until stiff. stir 1/3 of the whites into the batter to lighten the mixture then gently fold in the rest.
• Half fill the cups of the muffin tin and smooth the tops with the back of a wet teaspoon to stop them from crowning too much then sprinkle each with a little bit of sugar (optional).
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes. These do brown quickly and are actually browner than a similar cupcake or muffin would be so keep an eye on them so they don't get too brown.
• Leave the cakes in the tin for a few minutes before turning out to cool.

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.