Welsh Tea Cakes

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  • Number of Servings: 36
Ingredients
1/2 Cup butter (unsalted)1/2 Cup shortening1 Cup granulated sugar1/2 Cup milk, 1%1 medium egg3 Cups flour1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1 tsp nutmeg1 Cup Currants
Directions
Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add milk and egg; blend well.
In a separate bowl blend flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and currants. Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients into one bowl.

Roll out dough 1/4" thick (about the thickness of the currants). Extra flour (lots) will be required to roll dough. Cut in biscuit-size circles (wine glass). Lightly grease a preheated griddle (same temperature as for pancakes). Brown cakes slowly on one side, turn and brown other side. Cool on cake rake. Makes 3 dozen.

Number of Servings: 36

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JESSLYN73.

Servings Per Recipe: 36
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 124.6
  • Total Fat: 5.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.2 mg
  • Sodium: 100.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 1.5 g

Member Reviews
  • 1CRAZYDOG
    Really fabulous! - 4/25/21
  • RO2BENT
    Yum! Portion control - 10/6/19
  • ROSSYFLOSSY
    Tasty recipe. - 10/6/19
  • DEE107
    thanks - 5/5/19
  • JUNETTA2002
    Awesome cookies
    - 2/16/19
  • SABAROB
    Really good just like my grandmother used to make in
    Maesteg Wales........... - 2/28/10