Welsh cakes with fruit recipe

Name: Welsh cakes with fruit
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 250g (8oz) plain flour; ½ tsp baking powder; pinch of salt; 100g butter, diced; 50g caster sugar; 60g (2 1/2oz) sultanas; 1 egg, beaten; 6 tbsp milk; butter, to serve (optional)

A Welsh cake recipe is the perfect afternoon treat to celebrate St David's Day! These light, fruity cakes are even more delicious when toasted and buttered.

See method

Serves 10
10 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
187 calories / serving

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Stockwell & Co. Plain Flour 1.5Kg
Aldi Price Match
250g (8oz) plain flour
£0.70
£0.47/kg
Stockwell & Co. Baking Powder 150G
Aldi Price Match
½ tsp baking powder
£0.57
£3.80/kg
Tesco Cooking Salt 1.5Kg
pinch of salt
£1.90
£1.27/kg
Tesco British Unsalted Butter 250G
Aldi Price Match
100g butter, diced
£1.85
£7.40/kg
Silver Spoon Caster Sugar 1Kg
50g caster sugar
£2.25
£2.25/kg
Grower's Harvest Sultanas 500G
Aldi Price Match
60g (2 1/2oz) sultanas
£1.39
£2.78/kg
Tesco Free Range Eggs Medium 6 Pack
1 egg, beaten
£1.80
£0.30/each
Tesco British Whole Milk 568Ml, 1 Pint
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6 tbsp milk
£0.85
£1.50/litre
Tesco British Salted Block Butter 250G
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butter, to serve (optional)
£1.85
£7.40/kg

Method

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the butter and rub in with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and sultanas. Add theeggand sufficient milk to bind the mixture together.
Place on a board and roll out to about 1/2-1cm. Using a 6cm pastry cutter, cut into round shapes, about 20.
Heat a heavy based frying pan or flat griddle pan and lightly grease. Cook the cakes for about 3-4 minutes on a gentle heat. Serve cakes hot and buttered.