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Someone asked about Welshcakes...

Here is Nigella's recipe from "How to Be a Domestic Goddess". All the ingredients, except for perhaps the sultanas (ie I haven't been able to find lovely plump Australian ones, just what they call yellow raisins which are just that).

125g cold unsalted butter, diced
250g self-raising flour
75g sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
100g sultanas
1 large egg, beaten.
7.5cm crinkled round cutter

Rub the butter into the flour as you would if making pastry, then stir in the sugar, spice and dried fruit. Add the egg to make a soft but not sticky dough. Form a disc, cover with clingfilm and leave in the fridge for a minimum of 20 minutes.

Roll out on a floured surface to a thickness of about 0.75cm, and cut out your little cakes; you will need to re-roll and so forth but that shouldn't be problematic. Preheat your unoiled griddle or cast-iron frying pan and cook the cakes for about 3 minutes each side, until golden brown. Remove to a cold plate and sprinkle with caster sugar.

Makes about 20.

Ah, I love welshcakes. My auntie used to make them every time we used to go and visit her in Wales.

I am going to try this recipe when I get the sultanas. Thanks smile

While looking through these older threads, you might find this site helpful

http//www.red4.co.uk

for cake recipes from wales.

Will be cry to leave my old bake stone behind, as the cast iron pan doesn't give welsh cakes the same taste some how...

Can't you get a bake stone here?

monster

I can't even get a new one back home in wales, most now use the cast iron frying pan.
I have had mine for well over 20 years, and I was lucky to find that then. But I know my bake stone will go to a good home.

I'm sure I've seen these.

A pipeing hot Welsh cake straight off the bake stone just can't be beat

ameriscot

If you know where I could get one, I would be more than greatful.
Even go as far as making you a years supply grin (not in one go tho )
My mother has spent the last 5 years going to very craft fair/second hand shop and antique shops in south/mid wales. Welsh gold is easier to find !!!

Bake Stones are quite popular here. I don't use one, but I know a few who do so they must be available. (They use them to reheat delivery Pizza apparently roll lol)

kitty-uk try this website
http//www.pamperedchef.com
I know they sell bake stones but don't know if they're exactly what you're looking for. It's available both here and the UK.
I got dragged to a Pampered Chef party recently and actually ended up enjoying it.
And monster at the parties they cook so they can show you what you can do with the things they sell and one of the things they made was pizza on the bake stone. lol

Hi Bethan
Thank you for that link, but they are not the kind of bake stone, have and use.
The one I use is a flat cast iron plate, which you use on top of the hot plate/gas ring.

I have saved the link as they do have some intresting things, again thank you kit

Kitty, why can't you bring it over here?

Just curious. smile

Debs x smile

Ohhh I know what it is you're talking about now kitty-uk. Yes I believe you can get them here but I'm no help because I don't know where.
I'm embarrassed to say I don't really cook. But it's my mum's fault...she never cooked either. razz
Lucky for me I married a great cook. grin

I have one of those! I got mine, which is ridged on one side and flat on the other, in Debenhams, but I think I saw them in Costco recently.

You might want to consider an electric frying pan/griddle. You can set these to stove-like temperatures and they are ideal for pancakes, drop cookies, etc. It's a lot easier to keep them at the right temperature, as they have a thermostat.

I figured it must be too heavy to import :???: