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Welsh Tea Cakes

List of Ingredients





2 cups flour
� cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
� cup butter
� cup currants or raisins
1 egg
� tsp salt
� tsp nutmeg




Recipe




Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl; blend well. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal, stir in currants. Place egg in a 1 cup measure; beat lightly with a fork. Add milk to the � cup mark; pour into flour mixture and stir with fork to make a soft dough. A little more milk may be needed.

On a floured surface shape dough into a ball and knead lightly 5-6 times.

Roll to �-inch thickness and with a floured small biscuit cutter, cut into rounds. Bake at 350�F on a cookie sheet until slightly browned.

Cool on rack.

Keeps well stored in a metal container.

Makes 8 servings