Little Cinnamon and Blueberry Welsh Cakes

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    15

    cakes
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Tea at the Palace: A Cookbook

By Carolyn Robb

Published 2022

  • About

Traditionally, Welsh cakes are cooked on an iron griddle and are made from flour, sugar, currants, lard, and nutmeg. Their texture is a cross between that of a pancake and a scone. In this recipe, the currants are replaced by dried blueberries and cinnamon stands in for the nutmeg. Fresh from the griddle, these cakes are crisp on the outside, soft and velvety in the center, and beautifully scented with cinnamon. All they need is a little farmhouse butter and perhaps an extra dusting of cinn