Phils camp Welsh cakes


QUALIFIES AS PART OF A BADGE

Anyone who has camped or done woodcraft with Boreatton may have experienced our Welsh cakes - if you haven't then make some to get the feeling of being in the woods round a roaring camp fire, stuffing your face (it's what we do a lot of on camp really).

This is the recipe I use

MAKE SURE YOU ASK AN ADULT IF YOU CAN DO THIS AND ONLY COOK UNDER SUPERVISION!

Ingredients

  1. Rub the butter into the flour to make breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and sultanas, then stir in the egg. Mix, then form a ball of dough, using a splash of milk if it doesn't stick together well.
  2. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is 5mm/¼in thick. Cut it into rounds using a 7.5cm/3in fluted cutter.  No cutter, no problem - on camp we flatten the dough out with clean hands roughly into shape - get the thickness right though! 
  3. You now need a frying pan or a heavy iron griddle. Rub it with butter. Put it on a direct medium heat and wait until it heats up. Place the Welsh cakes on the griddle and cook for 2–3 minutes on each side, or until caramel brown.
  4. Remove from the pan and dust with caster sugar while still warm or forget the sugar and eat with a blob of butter and some jam.  Yummy.
Remember - always cook along with an adult and we look forward to seeing you on camp soon :) 

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