Recipe: Picau ar y maen (Welsh Cakes)

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Description/Notes:

These little cakes were originally baked on a bakestone. Delicious served warm with butter.

Ingredients:

8oz plain flour

2oz margerine

2oz lard

3oz sugar

1-2 tbsp milk

1/4 tsp. mixed spice

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 egg

2 oz currants

pinch salt

Cooking Instructions:

1. Rub the lard and butter into the flour
2. Add the sugar, currants, mixed spice and baking powder, then the milk and egg
3. Mix and form into a firm paste
4. Roll out on a floured board to a thickness of 1/4 inch and cut into rounds
5. Cook on a greased griddle or a heavy based frying pan for about 3 minutes on each side or until a golden brown
6. Cool and sprinkle with sugar if desired
7. Serve alone or with butter