Monthly Mingle #4 Holiday Cuisine: Welsh Scones
This year my family and I spent our holidays in Wales. I sent a postcard from Wales for the BPW and it's obvious to cook something Welsh as Holiday Cuisine. My younger son Henning liked the Welsh scones, so when we passed a bakery like this he often asked, if he could get one. Home again, I baked some Welsh Scones or Sgonau Cymreig from my new Welsh cookbooks.
Henning says, they taste similar than in Wales. So I use my version of Welsh Scones as my contribution to Meeta's Monthly Mingle.
Next time I'll turn the dough out to nearly 2 cm.
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Title: Welsh Scones - Sgonau Cymreig
Categories: Welsh, High tea
Yield: 16 Servings
240 grams Flour, 8 oz
1/2 teasp. Cream of tartar
1/2 teasp. Bicarbonate of soda
120 grams Butter, 4 oz
60 grams Caster sugar, 2 oz
120 grams Currants, 4 oz
1 Egg Size M
Milk
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Welsh Teatime Recipes,
ISBN 1-898435-01-04
-- Edited *RK* 08/12/2006 by
-- Ulrike Westphal
Currants scones that are specially buttery; a teatime treat.
Set oven to 225 °C/450 °F or Mark 8. Sift the flour, cream of tartar
and bicarbonate of soda together into a bowl, then rub in the butter
until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and dried
fruit. Make a well in the centre, drop in the egg and stir in,
adding sufficient milk to produce a soft dough. Turn out on to a
lightly floured surface, flatten with the hands to about 1.3 to 2 cm
- 1/2 to 3/4 inch - thick then form into 5 cm - 2 inch - rounds,
handling as lightly as possible. Place on a greased baking sheet and
brush with a little milk. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.
Cool on a wire rack. Serve plain or with honey.
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