Cathy's Welsh Cakes recipe

Try cooking up a storm with these delicious Welsh cakes for a traditional St David's Day treat.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 6 minutes

Makes: 6 delicious Welsh Cakes

Ingredients

• 110g/4oz (preferably Welsh) salted butter, chilled, cut into cubes, plus extra for greasing

• 225g/8oz self-raising flour, sieved, plus extra for dusting

• 85g/3oz caster sugar

• handful of sultanas

• 1 free-range egg, beaten

• milk, if needed

Method

1. Rub the butter into the flour to make breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and sultanas, then stir in the egg. The consistency needs to be bound together, so if too dry add another egg.

2. Mix, then form a ball of dough, using a splash of milk if needed.

3. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is 5mm/¼in thick.

4. Cut it into rounds using a 7.5cm/3in fluted cutter.

5. You now need a bakestone or a heavy iron griddle. A frying pan will work well, too. Rub it with butter and wipe the excess away.

6. Put it on a direct heat and wait until it heats up. Place the Welsh cakes on the griddle and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.

7. Remove the cakes carefully from the pan and dust them with caster sugar while still warm.

8. When cooled, cut them them in half and sandwich them together with jam for a delicious treat.