St David's Day recipes
It's St David's Day on March 1st. Make the most of it with our traditional Welsh recipes - including ever-popular Welsh cakes.
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Welsh cakes
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Pice ar y maen, a Welsh teatime treat passed on through generations and still as popular as ever. Perfect for making with the children
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Bara brith
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Good Food reader, Win Morgan shares her recipe for this traditional Welsh tea bread loaf with mixed spice - serve sliced and spread with butter
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Leek & mustard vinaigrette with Carmarthen ham
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Chef Stephen Terry showcases the best Welsh ingredients in this prepare-ahead dinner party starter
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St David's leek & chicken hotpot
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Make St David's day one to remember with this deliciously hearty hotpot
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Welsh onion cake
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This is Welsh comfort food at its finest - layers of sliced potatoes and soft onions cooked together until sticky and golden
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Cheesy leeks with ham
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This a great main to have up your sleeve, it's delicious with pasta or some crusty bread
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Melty onion toasts
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Make the onion topping for this simple gastropub-style starter up to two days ahead
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Welsh goat's cheese & leek tart
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Not just for St David's day, make this tasty tart for two for any special occasion
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Sugar-crusted lamb
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This scrumptious lamb dish takes only minutes to prepare
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Welsh rarebit muffins
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Get the kids to help make these yummy muffins, perfect for lunchboxes
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Bacheldre Welsh clay-pot bread
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Celebrate St David’s Day with this delicious loaf baked in a clay pot
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Smoked haddock rarebit
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Serve cheesy rarebits with a herby green salad for a quick snacky supper
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Braised lamb shanks
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Lamb shanks are good value, and as each one is a portion, serving is a cinch. You can braise the shanks up to two days ahead
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Oven-baked leek & bacon risotto
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A one-pot risotto you don't need to stand over for half an hour? Got to be a midweek winner
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Carla's Leek & cheese muffins
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Young Good Food reader Carla loves making up her own recipes, like these easy snacks that go brilliantly with soup
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Crisp potato cake
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This side dish is one to bring to the table with pride - it looks as good as it tastes!
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Sugar-crusted bara brith
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Bara brith (literally 'speckled bread') is a tea-time classic, and it seems that almost every Welsh town and every family has their own recipe
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Creamy smoked salmon, leek & potato soup
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Creamy and low-fat aren't words you often hear together, but that's exactly what you get with this freeze-ahead starter
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Leek, cheese & potato pasties
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Mini veggie pastry parcels with oozing cheese make a great value and comforting homemade snack
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Rarebit toasts
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This comforting snack is super-quick and easy, perfect for a Bonfire Night gathering
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Glamorgan cheese sausage rolls
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These melt in the mouth festive party nibbles provide a tasty alternative for your vegetarian guests - they're also gluten-free
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Leeks with bacon & mushrooms
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A delicious, versatile side dish of sweet braised leeks and crispy bacon - great with a Sunday roast
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