Name: Welsh Cakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 250 gm self raising flour; 70 gm castor sugar; 150 gm butter (cut into about 8 pieces); 1 cup of sultanas; 1 egg

Welsh Cakes

12 Nov 2022

by RickRock

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

I recently bought a traditional Welsh bakestone. This is a heavy, round, flat, cast iron plate about a foot (30 cm) in diameter and ¼” (5mm) thick. My mum, who was Welsh, called it a planc and used it to cook what I remember as a kid to be absolutely the most delicious Welsh Cakes - so I just couldn’t wait to try to recreate these wonderful treats!
They turned out to be almost as tasty as my mum's and were very easy to make. They'll be great for parties or as gifts during the festive season.

Ingredients

250 gm self raising flour
70 gm castor sugar
150 gm butter (cut into about 8 pieces)
1 cup of sultanas
1 egg

Instructions

Sieve flour into a large mixing bowl
Rub in the butter one piece at a time with your fingers to make crumb-like.
Add the sugar and sultanas and mix all together.
Blend in the egg (if it feels too dry add another one).
Plonk the mixture onto a well-floured board and roll out to 1 cm (¼ inch) thick.
Using about a 5 cm (2”) pastry cutter (or teacup) create round cakes – roll out and repeat with the off-cuts.
Put your greased baking stone (or heavy pan) over a medium heat and cook the cakes for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side until golden brown.
If you have a sweet tooth you can sprinkle some more castor sugar and/or spread over a little jam or honey.