elsiegee40 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 to all those of Welsh origin. Happy St David's Day
Earthling Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Diolch a lot. Leek soup tonight, followed by braised leeks with leek.
creese Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Welsh Cakes for the meeting later.... in honour of my Welsh colleague.
elsiegee40 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 I shall be making Welsh Cakes later... it's a family tradition I can't give up They sell them in Waitrose now... ridiculous price for something that's so easy to make!
creese Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I shall be making Welsh Cakes later... it's a family tradition I can't give up They sell them in Waitrose now... ridiculous price for something that's so easy to make! Was going to make them last night, got all the ingredients... except the spice. carried on making flowers, ladybirds and butterflies for tomorrows cupcakes.
elsiegee40 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 Every recipe is different. Mine doesn't include spice. My Mum reckons there are as many recipes for Welsh cakes as there are recipes for "spag bol".
Gerry Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Some ideas for a St David's Day Menu: Welsh cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beverages section says beer is our national drink! Mmmm, laverbread
elsiegee40 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 I've been busy My recipe (as handed down through the Davies/Edwards ancestry): 8oz (200g) Self Raising Flour 4oz (100g) Butter/margarine (Not diet marg... flora is fine, but not flora light) 3oz (150g) Sugar 4oz (200g) Mixed dried fruit 1 Medium Egg Griddle or heavy bottomed frying pan - standard frying pan won't cook evenly. My griddle is genuine ½" power station boiler plate! Rub fat into flour. Stir in fruit and sugar. Bind mix with egg to form soft dough (add a little milk if necessary) Roll out to ¼" (just over ½cm) thick and cut into large circles. Pre-heat a griddle and wipe with a little flavourless oil (sunflower is fine) or butter/marg Cook Welsh cake for roughly 1 minute each side until lightly browned
Earthling Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Some ideas for a St David's Day Menu: Welsh cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beverages section says beer is our national drink! Mmmm, laverbread Used to be a restaraunt in Crwys Road, Cardiff called 'Y'r Ystafell Cymraeg', specialised in Welsh Cuisine. Of course, because I lived there and wasn't a tourist, I never tried it. 'Loose a day with Brains SA' Laverbread......fried in bacon fat......on toast......to die for.
creese Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Every recipe is different. Mine doesn't include spice. My Mum reckons there are as many recipes for Welsh cakes as there are recipes for "spag bol". My Mum was making them with spice for 40 years, wouldn't be the same without.
creese Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I've been busy My recipe (as handed down through the Davies/Edwards ancestry): 8oz (200g) Self Raising Flour 4oz (100g) Butter/margarine (Not diet marg... flora is fine, but not flora light) 3oz (150g) Sugar 4oz (200g) Mixed dried fruit 1 Medium Egg Griddle or heavy bottomed frying pan - standard frying pan won't cook evenly. My griddle is genuine ½" power station boiler plate! Rub fat into flour. Stir in fruit and sugar. Bind mix with egg to form soft dough (add a little milk if necessary) Roll out to ¼" (just over ½cm) thick and cut into large circles. Pre-heat a griddle and wipe with a little flavourless oil (sunflower is fine) or butter/marg Cook Welsh cake for roughly 1 minute each side until lightly browned You could sell them to Tesco... they didn't have any in today... not sure the assistance knew who St David was either.
elsiegee40 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 You could sell them to Tesco... they didn't have any in today... not sure the assistance knew who St David was either. I doubt there'll be any left over once teenage son gets home from school
elsiegee40 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 My Mum was making them with spice for 40 years, wouldn't be the same without. My Mum's been making them without for nearly 60 years... wouldn't taste the same with Like I said there are loads of variations on the recipe and the best one is the one your Mum makes
creese Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 My Mum's been making them without for nearly 60 years... wouldn't taste the same with Like I said there are loads of variations on the recipe and the best one is the one your Mum makes She doesn't make them any more, not down here anyway.
witch Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Iechyd Da all those who are Welsh or of Welsh origin (that'd be me then) I think my mum's welsh cakes had a little bit of cinnamon in, but I can't ask her either - my sister has her recipe book though. I can't make them today anyway as I have given all cakes up for Lent but I will just imagine them...
creese Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Iechyd Da all those who are Welsh or of Welsh origin (that'd be me then) I think my mum's welsh cakes had a little bit of cinnamon in, but I can't ask her either - my sister has her recipe book though. I can't make them today anyway as I have given all cakes up for Lent but I will just imagine them... They're not really cakes are they...
witch Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Ach-a fi!!! Yes, they are: Definition of cake:An item of soft, sweet food made from a mixture of flour, shortening, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked Definition of baking: Cook by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven or on a hot surface
elsiegee40 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 Elsiegee siarad Cymraeg? Odd words due to my Welsh mother! nothing useful.
ButterflyMoon Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) Happy St David's to you all when I lived 'down by' in Tonna I did try Laver Bread and well really really could not get into it. Mind I suppose it is like asking a Welsh person to eat Haggis Edited March 1, 2012 by ButterflyMoon
Flatpackhamster Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Ach-a fi!!! Yes, they are: Definition of cake:An item of soft, sweet food made from a mixture of flour, shortening, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked Definition of baking: Cook by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven or on a hot surface It depends whether or not they go hard when they're stale or go soft when they're stale. If they're hard when stale, they're cakes. If they're soft when stale, they're biscuits. Jaffa Cakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
rich_tech Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Diolch yn fawr a Hapus Dydd Gŵyl Dewi pob arall (not sure if I have that right as I am only learning welsh myself here at the moment), I cant abide Laverbread myself, grandparents and parents both loved the stuff, it never took with me, same with cockles, I can eat them, but they just dont taste of much to me, love the cawl, welsh cakes and bara brith though.
elsiegee40 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 It depends whether or not they go hard when they're stale or go soft when they're stale. If they're hard when stale, they're cakes. If they're soft when stale, they're biscuits. Jaffa Cakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia They never hang round long enough to go stale
Flatpackhamster Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 They never hang round long enough to go stale You must be baking them right then!
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