Welsh Cranberry Skillet Cookies Recipes

WELSH COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, zest, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture looks sandy. Stir in the currants. Beat the eggs and 2 tablespoons of the buttermilk together. Stir into the dry ingredients to make a shaggy dough, add more buttermilk if the dough is dry. Gather dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Roll the dough on a floured workspace into a piece about 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 2 to 3- inch rounds.
• Heat a griddle or frying pan over medium-low heat. Brush the pan surface with butter. Cook the cookies until slightly brown and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a rack, sprinkle with sugar and cool. Store in a cookie tin.

WELSH COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, salt and the 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl until well blended Cut in butter or margarine and shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Toss in currants.
• Beat egg and milk with a fork in a 1-cup measure; add to flour mixture; mix gently with fork, just until blended. Dough should be consistency of pastry dough.
• Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness with floured rolling pin on lightly floured pastry cloth or board. Cut with 3 inch floured cookie cutter
• Heat greased griddle or large heavy skillet over moderate heat until few drops of water jump when dropped on surface. Cook cakes, a few at a time, 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn with pancake turner and cook another 3 minutes, or until golden brown on second side. Remove to wire rack. Sprinkle with sugar. Let cool completely, then wrap in plastic bags to store. Can also be frozen.

WELSH RAREBIT

Steps:

• Melt the butter in the saucepan and add the mustard, salt and pepper, ale or beer and bring to a simmer. Add the cheese and the minute it has melted remove the saucepan from the heat. Pour over the toast and serve as is or place under the broiler to brown. Serve immediately with a glass of red wine or beer.

CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE SKILLET COOKIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 10-inch ovenproof skillet with shortening. In large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda and salt until blended. Stir in oats, cranberries and chocolate. Press dough in bottom of skillet.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden and set (do not overbake). Cool on cooling rack 20 minutes; cut into 10 wedges. Serve warm or cool with ice cream and hot fudge topping.