UK and Ireland Recipe ⊷ Welsh Tea Cakes

Raisin cookie with a spice taste.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup raisins
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Cooking Directions

1. Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in raisins.
2. Place egg in a 1 cup measure; beat lightly with a fork. Add milk to the 1/4 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.
3. Roll to 1/4 inch thickness and with a floured small biscuit cutter, cut into rounds. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) on greased cookie sheet until slightly browned.

Nutrition Facts

• calories109.7
• carbohydrateContent16.8 g
• cholesterolContent18.1 mg
• fatContent4.2 g
• fiberContent0.4 g
• proteinContent1.6 g
• saturatedFatContent2.6 g
• sodiumContent76.3 mg
• sugarContent8.2 g