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Welsh recipes

Leeks, lamb and a griddle in constant use. 8 Welsh recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.

The 8 recipes cover 4 of the site’s categories, among them 3 bakes, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner. Of these, 2 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Laverbread with Bacon (25 min) and Cockles and Laverbread (30 min). For 2, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. All of them are marked easy.

As written, 5 are vegetarian and 2 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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Welsh recipes — all 8 recipes

Welsh Cawl
Welsh
Prep
25m
Cook
120m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Welsh Cawl

Welsh lamb and root vegetable broth, traditionally eaten in two courses: the broth first, then the meat and…

2.5 hr · Easy
Bara Brith
Welsh
Prep
20m
Cook
75m
Serves
10
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Baking

Bara Brith

Dried fruit soaked overnight in strong tea, then folded into a spiced batter and baked into a dense, dark loaf eaten…

9.5 hr+ · Easy
Glamorgan Sausages
Welsh
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Glamorgan Sausages

Welsh sausages with no meat in them: Caerphilly, leek and breadcrumbs, rolled and fried until the crust crackles…

100 min+ · Easy
Cockles and Laverbread
Welsh
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Cockles and Laverbread

Cockles and seaweed fried in bacon fat and rolled in oatmeal. The Gower peninsula breakfast, and the best argument…

30 min · Easy
Laverbread with Bacon
Welsh
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Laverbread with Bacon

Welsh seaweed fried in bacon fat with oatmeal, on toast. Called Welshman's caviar, which sounds like a joke until…

25 min · Easy
Welsh Cakes
Welsh
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
12
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Baking

Welsh Cakes

Spiced currant cakes cooked on a flat griddle rather than in an oven, dusted with sugar and eaten warm. Fifteen…

40 min · Easy
Teisen Lap
Welsh
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
8
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Baking

Teisen Lap

A moist, lightly spiced Welsh fruit cake baked in a square tin and cut into squares, eaten warm with butter and a…

55 min · Easy
Anglesey Eggs
Welsh
Prep
25m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Lunch

Anglesey Eggs

Halved hard-boiled eggs on a bed of creamy leek and potato mash, blanketed in cheese sauce and baked until golden. A…

70 min · Easy