Although I could have set up a post for each county, I think it's better to treat Wales as a whole, as it is hardly bigger than the three Yorkshire counties put together!
That said, there is so much to see in Wales, this will be a long page!LLANFAIR PG (NOPE, NOT TYPING OUT THE WHOLE THING!)
LOCAL RECIPES
Bara Brith
Bara Brith derived its name from the Welsh language, bara meaning bread and brith translating as speckled. It was traditionally made in farmhouses by adding fruit, sugar and spices to the basic bread dough to make a sweet treat for special occasions. It has subsequently been used as a colloquialism—to "over spice the Bara Brith" means to do something to excess.
There are many variations, depending where in Wales you are. Some versions are more bread-like made with a yeast dough. Others like mine, are made more like a fruit cake.
Eat it on its' own, or with a hunk of cheese (try Snowdonia Creamery 'Rockstar' or 'Black Bomber'), or even spread with a soft or cream cheese. Either way, it's delicious.
475g dried fruit of choice
1/2 pint strong black tea.
Soak the fruit in the tea overnight. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin.
100g butter
2 tablespoons marmalade
2 eggs, beaten
450g self-raising flour
175g light brown soft sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
4 tablespoons milk
Melt together the marmalade and butter, and leave to cool.
Beat in eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together fruit, sugar, spices and flour. Stir in wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Pour into loaf tin and level top. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes at 160 degrees C until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Check after 60 minutes, and cover top with tin foil if browning too quickly
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Glamorgan Sausages
150g grated cheddar cheese
225g fresh breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon shredded white part of leeks
2-3 eggs, separated
cooking oil of choice (I tend to use rapeseed oil)
to coat:
plain flour
Panko breadcrumbs
Mix together all the dry ingredients, seasoning to taste
Whisk egg whites on a soup plate or similar, until frothy
Mix egg yolks into dry indredients, knead and shape into sausage shapes.
Put flour and Panko breadcrumbs on two separate plates.
Coat each sausage in the followuing order: flour - egg white -
Panko.
Pour oil into deep pan to around 3/4" deep and heat. Fry the sausages, turning until golden brown on all sides.
Drain on absorbent paper.
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Welsh Cakes
So cheap and simple to make - and oh so tasty!
8oz self-raising flour
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
3 oz. caster sugar
4 oz. butter
1 egg
handful of sultanas
a little milk
Grease baking tray or griddle and preheat. Now, really, these should be made on a griddle, but if you don't have one, you can do them under the grill, you just have to be careful flipping them over.
Rub butter into flour and cinnamon. Mix in sugar and sultanas.
Add egg and knnead to a soft dough. If mixture is not soft enough, add a little milk, but be careful not to overdo it.
Roll out to 1/4" thick and cut into 3" rounds.
Place on griddle or greased tray and grill until brown on one side. Flip over and grill the other side. Watch them carefully because they go from brown to burnt very easily!
Allow to cool slightly then eat them quick before your husband realises you've made them!
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