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Welsh Cakes (Picau ar y Maen)
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Welsh Cakes (Picau ar y Maen)

10 ingredients 10 min + 6 min 16 openrecipes
Welsh Cakes (Picau ar y Maen)

Celebrate St. David’s Day in style with these delicately spiced Welsh Cakes. Made the traditional way using lard, butter and juicy sultanas.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

948
Calories
27g
Protein
39g
Fat
120g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Pie not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 225 grams Plain / All Purpose Flour
  • 85 grams Caster (superfine) Sugar Plus Extra For Coating The Finished Cakes
  • ½ teaspoons Mixed Spice Or Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 50 grams Lard, Cold And Cubed
  • 50 grams Unsalted Butter, Cold And Cubed
  • 50 grams Sultanas Or Currents
  • 1 Egg, Beaten
  • 1 Tablespoon Milk (optional)

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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