This makes a delicious supper, especially when you are settled comfortably in front of a roaring fire. This is definitely feel-good food. The end result feels like scones turned into a meal, spread with butter they are very toothsome. Forget the diet and the calorie counting for one evening, this is food heaven. Serve with a green or tomato salad. The following quantities serve 2.

Ingredients

• 50g Bacon, chopped
• 1 Small leek, chopped
• 125g Self raising flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 25g Butter
• 25g Cheese (Preferably Caerphilly cheese to get the traditional Welsh flavour)
• 1 Egg

Method

1. Fry the bacon in it's own fat until cooked through.
2. Add the leek to the bacon and fry for a further 5 minutes, or until the leek has softened. Remove from the heat.
3. Mix the flour, baking powder and seasoning in a bowl, add the egg and mix to form a soft dough.
4. Add the leek and bacon.
5. Knead the dough lightly and divide into 4 portions.
6. Roll out each portion of dough into a round approximately 1cm deep.
7. Fry each cake over a medium heat until it is golden on both sides (approximately 4 – 5 minutes per side).
8. Place the cakes onto a baking tray, and bake at 10 degrees C for 5 minutes.
9. Split each cake and spread with butter. Serve immediately.