Easy Welsh Cakes

Okay so I haven't posted since the 26th of March but let us BREEZE past that.

Um.
Hasn't the weather been good? Yes...yes, lovely weather....lots of...sunshine. And heat! Loads of that.
Yep.

And...have you been watching Eastenders lately...me neither...

Okay okay okay okay okay I'M SORRY for not posting for ages but I am BACK and I am easing you back into this whole baking thing with some simple and addictive Welsh Cakes. GO.

Ingredients:

- 225g plain flour

- 85g caster sugar

- 1tsp of cinnamon (or mixed spice)

- half a tsp of baking powder

- 100g butter (salted or unsalted is absolutely fine)

- 50g raisins (or currants or sultanas...)

- 1 egg, beaten

- a splash of milk

- Measure out the flour, sugar, cinnamon and baking powder into a bowl. 

- Rub in the butter until the mixture takes on a crumbly texture.

- Mix in the raisins.

- Add the egg and mix everything together into a soft dough. Add a tiny bit of milk if it feels too dry and crumbly.

- Roll out the dough so it's the width of your little finger. Cut out rounds using a 6-ish cm cutter (or if you don't have one, the edge of a drinking glass will just about do the trick). Re-roll any trimmings and cut out more. 

- Grease a griddle pan (or a heavy based frying pan) with butter and put on a medium heat.

- Cook the Welsh Cakes for about 3 mins each side until golden brown. If they seem to be cooking too quickly, turn down the heat and you should hopefully avoid them being too gooey in the middle. 

- Sprinkle with caster sugar if you fancy!

- And enjoy! I dare you eat just one...