Welsh cake
 Home-made Welsh cakes | |
| Alternative names | Bakestones |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Wales |
| Serving temperature | Hot or cold |
| Main ingredients | Flour, sultanas, raisins, and/or currants |
| Variations | Llech Cymreig, jam split |
Welsh cakes (
flat-bread baked on a griddle.[3]
The cakes are also known as griddle cakes or bakestones within Wales because they are traditionally cooked on a
cast-iron griddle about ½" (1.5 cm) or more thick which is placed on the fire or cooker; on rare occasions, people may refer to them as griddle scones.[4][5]
Welsh cakes are made from flour, butter or lard, currants, eggs, milk, and spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.[2][6] They are roughly circular, a few inches (7–8 cm)[citation needed] in diameter and about half an inch (1–1.5 cm) thick.
Welsh cakes are served hot or cold, sometimes dusted with
jam
, and they are sometimes buttered.
See also
- Heavy cake from Cornwall
- Singing hinny from northern England
References
- ^ "Food recipes -Welsh cakes". BBC. 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Traditional Welsh cake recipe". Visit Wales, Welsh Government. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Encyclopaedia of Wales 2008 pp 931
- ^ "Fast facts about Welsh cakes - and a recipe". OnlineWales Internet Ltd. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Fare". National Museum Wales. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Luthern, Ashley (1 July 2009). "Welsh Cakes: Not a Scone, Not a Cookie". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
External links
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