Anyone for a Welsh cake?

As I may have mentioned (!! - sorry - it's been all consuming for about the past 4 months) we've just had an extension built  - and we got a new cooker for the kitchen. It came with a griddle you can put on the top - ideal for Welsh cakes (diet? what diet?) so I made some yesterday  - yum, yum -

You've probably got the recipe?  If not -

Welsh cakes

·         225g/8oz self-raising flour, sieved

·         110g/4oz salted butter (I used marg)

·         1 egg

·         handful of sultanas

·         milk, if needed

·         85g/3oz caster sugar

·         extra butter, for greasing

Preparation method

1.    Rub the fat into the sieved flour to make breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, dried fruit and then the egg. Mix to combine, then form a ball of dough, using a splash of milk if needed.

2.    Roll out the pastry until it is a 5mm/¼in thick and cut into rounds with a 7.5-10cm/3-4in fluted cutter.

3.    You now need a bakestone or a heavy iron griddle. Rub it with butter and wipe the excess away. Put it on to a direct heat and wait until it heats up, place the Welsh cakes on the griddle, turning once. They need about 2-3 minutes each side. Each side needs to be caramel brown before turning although some people like them almost burnt.

4.    Remove from the pan and dust with caster sugar while still warm. Some people leave out the dried fruit, and split them when cool and sandwich them together with jam.

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The river locally (River Wye) is really high - nearly up to the bridge -



I sometimes walk home along the river on the path, but I didn't this time!! -

Got a sweet little case from a charity shop -

 

and some cloths, which are being boil washed.

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AND we've got some more shelves!!  (see last post - I'm a bit shelf-mad at the mo!) Got some up in the sitting room part now too -

Just on one side of the fireplace at the moment, not sure if to have them on the other side too (apart from aesthetic choices, Mr Bank balance is not keen!)



The little birdcage is sweet, isn't it?  I got it from Julie at The Cloth Shed - http://theclothshed.blogspot.com/ (a lovely blog). Not sure whether to keep it there, or put it in the front room - here -

 or here -

Very pleased with the shelves though - they balance the high ceilings out - AND I love playing around putting stuff on them!  I'm just a frustrated shopkeeper really!

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And Ruby seems to like her new Baby gym playmat -