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Sweet - Currant Fried Biscuit
(Welsh Cakes)
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| What You Need: |
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7 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
½ pound lard
½ pound margarine
2½ cups sugar
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
1½ cups currants
3 eggs
¾ cup milk
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| How To Cook: |
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1. Blend the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Using a pastry blender, cut in the lard and margarine until the mixture is grainy.
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2. Stir in the sugar, nutmeg, and currants. Beat the eggs and mix with the milk. Blend the liquid into the solids, stirring with a fork to form soft dough.
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3. Roll out the dough about ½ inch thick and cut into rounds of desired size. A round cookie cutter works well for this.
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4. Bake on an electric nonstick, griddle, with thermostat set between 325°F and 350°F (griddle should be ungreased), on one side until the edges are firm (golden brown) then turn only once to cook the other side. Do not undercook.
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5. To ensure uniform thickness, a ½-inch-thick wooden form can be made and the cookies rolled out inside the form with the rolling pin resting on the wood.
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To Make: about 5 dozen, depending on size of cutter
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