Welsh Cakes

Welsh Cakes _ Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best. Take Welsh Cakes, for example. It just doesn't get much more basic and simple than Welsh Cakes, yet they are pretty much one of the tastiest things on the planet!

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter, cold
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup currants
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp milk

Topping

• 1 - 2 Tbsp sugar, for sprinkling

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt. Using 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in the cold butter until mixture resembles course crumbs. Stir in the sugar and currants.
2. Make a well in the center and add in egg and milk.Using a fork, mix in the ingredients until dough comes together. 
3. Flour a work surface and then roll dough out to approximately the thickness of your baby finger. 

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