Following the success of Rob’s "vitamin free, calorie-and-cholesterol-packed, very tasty and totally scrumptious hyper–space filling Trangia pizza" (Cambridge Mountaineering 1983), here is a recipe for Welsh Cakes a la Trangia – just the thing to turn a wet campsite in the Lakes into a gourmets paradise. One word of caution though; make sure the campsite is deserted before you commence as the delicious smell is enough to attract fellow campers to your tent like climbers to cafes.
Ingredients
8 oz plain flour
2 tbs sugar
4 oz butter or margarine
2-3 oz sultanas
2 tsps baking powder
a little nutmeg (optional)
lots of cinnamon
1 egg & a little milk
Invite Rob to join you for the weekend – his pizzas are superb and his presence has the added bonus of ensuring that nothing more active than a stroll to the shops is undertaken.
Mix flour, b.p., spices and sugar in a large billy and tub in fat (best done outside or in someone else’s tent, as it can get rather messy!)
Add sultanas, then mix in egg and as much milk as necessary to make a firm dough. Form into small balls and flatten into discs about 1/4 in. thick.
Fry in lightly greased lid with simmer ring on, worrying them continuously until well browned on both sides (5-10 minutes). Alternatively, fry on full flame for only a minute or so.
Eat before they get cold (obv)