Welsh rarebit muffins
Get the kids to help make these yummy muffins, perfect for lunchboxes
Welsh cakes
Makes 16
Easy
Prep:
Cook:
Pice ar y maen, a Welsh teatime treat passed on through generations and still as popular as ever. Perfect for making with the children
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- 225g plain flour
- 85g caster sugar
- ½ tsp mixed spice
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 50g buttercut into small pieces
- 50g lardcut into small pieces, plus extra for frying
- 50g currant
- 1 eggbeaten
- splash milk
Nutrition: per cake
- kcal138
- fat6g
- saturates1g
- carbs20g
- sugars9g
- fibre9g
- protein2g
- salt0.13glow
Method
step 1
Tip the flour, sugar, mixed spice, baking powder and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Then, with your fingers, rub in the butter and lard until crumbly. Mix in the currants. Work the egg into the mixture until you have soft dough, adding a splash of milk if it seems a little dry – it should be the same consistency as shortcrust pastry.
step 2
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to the thickness of your little finger. Cut out rounds using a 6cm cutter, re-rolling any trimmings. Grease a flat griddle pan or heavy frying pan with lard, and place over a medium heat. Cook the Welsh cakes in batches, for about 3 mins each side, until golden brown, crisp and cooked through. Delicious served warm with butter and jam, or simply sprinkled with caster sugar. Cakes will stay fresh in a tin for 1 week.
