Welsh Cakes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 27
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup currants
• 1/4 cup mixed peel, finely chopped
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 6 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 sift dry ingredients together in a bowl and cut in shortening finely. add fruit, then eggs mixed with milk to make a stiff dough. (i ended up using my hands to get it to combine.)
• 2 roll to 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface. (it is more convenient to roll out half the dough at a time.) cut out rounds with a sharp two-inch cookie cutter.
• 3 bake on a heated griddle on low heat, or an electric fry pan set at 250f for 8 to 10 minutes. when golden brown on one side, turn and bake second side until golden.
• 4 serve hot with butter as a tea cake or serve cold. store in a covered container.
• 5 note: shortening is satisfactory in this recipe but butter or hard margarine gives a richer flavour and colour. (i used hard margarine.) i estimated two as a serving. (don't think you'll stop with two!).
• 6 makes about 4 1/2 dozen.