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mardi 24 décembre 2013

Some Facts About Welsh Cakes

By Eugenia Dickerson


Welsh cakes are traditional desserts in Wales, but are prepared in other parts of the UK as well. These cakes are often called bake stones or Pics. Originally, they were called pice bach or reisen radells. In any case, they are really a perfect choice for a tasty little breakfast you will certainly enjoy.

They taste just great as they are, just dust a little iced sugar on them. In some parts, people usually serve them with butter and jam, and you can spread both on your tasty little pancake like cake. They always contain flour, sugar and butter, with the addition of raisins, currants and aromatic spices such as nutmeg or cinnamon. Traditionally baked on a cast iron griddle, they can also be prepared on a thicker frying pan.

If you prefer moister cakes, add some grated apples in your mixture. This particular version is sometimes called Apple Dragon. This way the cake will be moist longer. If you prefer having your cakes with generous amounts of your favorite jam, this version is especially popular in South Wales, and called Jam Split.

Traditional recipe requires four hundred grams of flour, baking powder, one hundred and twenty grams of lard and the same amount of butter, one hundred and seventy five grams of sugar and only one egg. You should also add a pinch of salt and one hundred grams of currants. Add some nutmeg and cinnamon as well, according to your taste, and you can also add ginger.

The preparation is very similar to making a pie. You should mix flour and spices with lard and butter, until your mixture forms small crumbs. Add sugar and other ingredients, and you can add some milk too, until you get a mixture a little bit moister than the one used for a pie.

When you roll out the mixture, it can be one half to one inch thick. You should cut it into rounds. Originally, these rounds were maybe three inches wide, but you can make them smaller if you like. You will need one thick frying pan and just a little bit of fat to grease it. Bake your cake on both sides until golden brown and dust them with sugar.

Another recipe contains similar ingredients, but is still slightly different. You should take eight oz of self raising flour, four oz of butter, two oz of currants and the same amount of sugar, only a pinch of salt and two eggs. The preparing process is the same, and you should add a little milk if needed. Bake on your regular frying pan, although thicker, heavy pans are much better choice.

Piceary moen cakes contain regular flour instead of self-raising one, and you should add a baking powder in it. Some versions contain more or less sugar, some use beaten eggs or more different spices, and some contain fresh berries or dried fruits. All favorite spice is certainly nutmeg, although you can always add cinnamon instead.

Welsh cakes are so easy to make and so tasty everyone can make some for breakfast, for example. They taste great with jam and butter, but you should try eating them with butter Scotch cream, you won't be disappointed. Perfect little afternoon snacks, these simple desserts are really interesting.




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