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Welsh cakes
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Welsh cakes

9 ingredients 10 min + 6 min Makes 16 openrecipes
Welsh cakes

Pice ar y maen, a Welsh teatime treat passed on through generations and still as popular as ever. Perfect for making with the children

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1010
Calories
28g
Protein
39g
Fat
136g
Carbs
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
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49

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

  • 225g plain flour
  • 85g caster sugar
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 50g butter , cut into small pieces
  • 50g lard , cut into small pieces, plus extra for frying
  • 50g currants
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • splash milk

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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