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Welsh cake

Welsh cakes (Welsh: picau ar y maen, pice bach, cacennau cri or teisennau gradell), also known as bakestones, griddle cakes, or pics, are a traditional sweet bread from Wales. They are small, round, spiced cakes that are cooked on a griddle or bakestone rather than baked in an oven, giving them a distinctive texture between a biscuit, scone, and pancake.

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Ingredients and nutrition

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Preparation and cooking

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Alternative names
Bakestones, griddle cakes, pics
Course
Afternoon tea, dessert
Main ingredients
Flour, butter, sugar, eggs, currants
Place of origin
Wales
Serving temperature
Hot or cold
Variations
Jam split, chocolate chip, herb varieties

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Ingredients and nutrition

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Welsh cake

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Avg. degree1.97
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Welsh cake

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related to Saint David's Day · 11
Welsh cake → Argentina, Australia, March, Saint David's Day, Schools, The, They, United States, Wales, Wales's, Welsh
related to Origins and early development · 8
Welsh cake → Celtic, Irish, Scottish, The, These, This, Wales, Welsh
related to Welsh cuisine and identity · 8
Welsh cake → Food, Glamorgan, Nigella Lawson, They, Unlike, Wales's, Welsh, Within
related to Traditional variations · 7
Welsh cake → Different, Dutch, In Glamorgan, Pembrokeshire, The National Museum, Wales, Welsh
related to External links · 6
Welsh cake → Archived, National Museum Wales, November, Wayback MachineOfficial Wales, Welsh, Welsh Fare
related to Industrial revolution and coal mining · 6
Welsh cake → In, Mining, The, They, Wales, Welsh
related to The bakestone · 6
Welsh cake → Historical, Modern, The, These, Traditional, Welsh
related to Decline and revival · 5
Welsh cake → During, Saint David's Day, The, They, Welsh
related to Modern innovations · 5
Welsh cake → Artisanal, Contemporary Welsh, However, Some, Welsh
related to Traditional ingredients · 5
Welsh cake → Caster, Classic Welsh, Plain, The, Welsh

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welsh cakes wales traditional griddle cake mining bakestones ingredients food bakestone sugar coal cooked butter flour cooking saint david's day

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Welsh cakeAlternative namesBakestones, griddle cakes, pics1.00infobox
Welsh cakeCourseAfternoon tea, dessert1.00infobox
Welsh cakeMain ingredientsFlour, butter, sugar, eggs, currants1.00infobox
Welsh cakePlace of originWales1.00infobox
Welsh cakeServing temperatureHot or cold1.00infobox
Welsh cakeVariationsJam split, chocolate chip, herb varieties1.00infobox
butterinstance ofincluding the Scottish girdle and Irish griddle.The transformation from simple flatbread to the Welsh cake known today occurred during the mid-19th century with the increasing a…0.80text
lardinstance ofincluding the Scottish girdle and Irish griddle.The transformation from simple flatbread to the Welsh cake known today occurred during the mid-19th century with the increasing a…0.80text
sugarinstance ofincluding the Scottish girdle and Irish griddle.The transformation from simple flatbread to the Welsh cake known today occurred during the mid-19th century with the increasing a…0.80text
and dried fruitinstance ofincluding the Scottish girdle and Irish griddle.The transformation from simple flatbread to the Welsh cake known today occurred during the mid-19th century with the increasing a…0.80text
nutmeginstance ofand spices0.80text
cinnamoninstance ofand spices0.80text

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