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Recipe

This recipe, meaning "Grandma's Welsh Cakes" was contributed to the Young Hercules University by cadet Aimee.

Ingredients

• 8oz (225gm) of plain flower
• 1 level teaspoon of baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 2oz (50gm) of butter
• 2oz (50gm) of lard
• 3oz (75gm) of caster sugar
• 3oz (75gm) of currants
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of milk

Instructions

• heat a heavy-based frying pan, or griddle if you're posh.
• sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
• cut up the lard and butter and add to the bowl.
• mix with fingertips until mix looks like breadcrumbs.
• stir in the sugar and currants.
• beat the egg and add it to the mixture, along with the milk to make a firm, rollable dough ball.
• roll out to and cut shapes using a shaped cutter.
• bake on the frying pan for about 3 minutes either side.
• leave cool and spread a little butter on one side. but they are best eaten warm with melted butter.

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