Romantic Welsh Griddle Cakes

Serves	15 to 18 Welsh Ca
Prep time	5 minutes
Cook time	6 minutes
Total time	11 minutes
Region	British
By author	Karen S Burns-Booth

Delicious little griddle cakes that are easy to make with handy pantry ingredients.

Ingredients

225g self-raising flour
pinch salt
110g butter (or margarine)
50g caster sugar
75g currants
1 medium free-range egg
2 tablespoons milk
butter or oil (for greasing)

Note

The baking griddle should be well-greased and then heated until a little water sprinkled on the surface skips about in balls, evaporating. A frying pan makes a good substitute, but make sure it is a heavy based pan for even and good heat retention.

Directions

Step 1	Mix flour and salt together, rub in butter/margarine, then stir in sugar and currants. Mix to a fairly stiff dough with the egg and milk.
Step 2	Roll out about 5 mm (¼ inch) in thickness and cut into rounds, or as I have done, stamp out heart shapes with a biscuit cutter, re-roll the trimmings to make more griddle cakes.
Step 3	Cook on a moderately hot greased griddle for about 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and dust with caster sugar while still warm. Serve buttered, hot or cold.