Cacen Llaeth Enwyn Welsh Buttermilk Cake Recipes

WELSH CAKES

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We attended a county fair in Wales and the ladies of the local church were baking and selling these. We asked for the recipe and they graciously shared it with us. This has been converted to US standard. They are delicious and not as sweet as some of our style cookies. Dried currants can be used in place of the raisins.

Provided by Flo Buehler

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland Welsh

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter, softened
6 tablespoons lard
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 cups raisins
4 eggs
8 tablespoons milk

Steps:

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into bowl. Put in butter and lard and mix until resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in sugar and currants or raisins. Beat the eggs lightly and add to flour mixture with just enough milk to make a firm dough similar to shortcrust pastry.
Chill dough 1 to 2 hours.
Roll the dough to 1/4 inch on floured surface and cut with 3 inch rounds. Bake the cakes on a greased griddle or frying pan (I use my electric skillet with just a little non-stick spray) over low heat until golden brown. Cool and sprinkle with sugar. These also freeze well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 234.5 calories, Carbohydrate 39.8 g, Cholesterol 42.1 mg, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 165.8 mg, Sugar 21 g

CACEN DDYRNU (WELSH THRESHING CAKE)

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From an old Welsh cake recipe collection, purchased in Wales in 1992. "Like harvest and sheep-shearing, threshing time was an occasion for feeding a hungry number of workers, and this is the cake traditionally made for it. Note the use of bacon dripping, often used in cake-making im Wales in the old days, for there was always plenty of it with bacon the most usual meat. You can of course substitute lard or vegetable fat if you wish, but the bacon fat does impart a distinctive flavour to the cake."

Provided by Mia in Germany

Categories Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 1 cake, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 lb plain flour
1/2 lb currants
1/2 lb raisins
8 ounces sugar
8 ounces bacon, dripping
2 -3 eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
buttermilk, to mix

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Dissolve the soda in a litle tepid water mixd with some of the buttermilk.
Add the beaten eggs with the soda mixture and enough buttermilk to the flour to give a fairly soft consistency.
Bake in a greased cake tin at 400 F for about 1 1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5033.2, Fat 117.8, SaturatedFat 38, Cholesterol 526.2, Sodium 3344.2, Carbohydrate 923.3, Fiber 36.1, Sugar 515, Protein 102

WELSH CAKES

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My grandfather was Welsh and liked to make Welsh cakes on the griddle. Our whole family loves them. Sometimes he would make them for Christmas and wrap them in little bundles for each family. It's a very special memory for us. -Wendy Masters, East Garafraxa, Ontario

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield about 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup cold butter, cubed
3/4 cup 2% milk
1 large egg, beaten
1-1/4 cups dried currants or raisins

Steps:

In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk and egg; stir just until moistened. Fold in currants., Pat or roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-in. biscuit cutter. Preheat griddle over medium heat. In batches, place cakes onto griddle; cook until tops puff and bottoms are golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Turn; cook until second side is golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 99mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.