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Welsh Cakes (picau ar y maen) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c all purpose flour
3/4 c sugar, plus more for sprinkling
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp orange zest, finely grated
1 tsp grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 c (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and diced
1/4 c lard, cold and diced, plus more for cooking
3/4 c currants
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
2-3 Tbsp buttermilk (I've used regular milk too)
Lard for cooking
Directions:
Directions:
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, orange zest, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. Mix in the butter and lard with your fingertips until the mixture looks sandy. Stir in the currants. Beat the eggs and 2 tablespoons of the buttermilk together. Stir into dry ingredients to make a shaggy dough, adding more buttermilk if dough is dry. Gather dough into a flattened ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Roll the dough on a floured counter into a piece about 1/4" think. Cut into 2 to 3" rounds. You can also separate small balls and roll out into small 2 to 3" flat rounds by hand individually.

Heat a griddle or cast iron skillet over medium-low heat. Brush the pan with lard. Cook the cakes until a pale golden brown and cooked through, about 4 or 5 minutes on each side. Low, slow and steady wins the race with these. Move to a cooling rack, dust with sugar and cool.

 

 

 

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