Michela Chiappa served up tasty Welsh rarebit with with crispy caramelised leeks and delicious Welsh cakes to mark St. David’s Day feast on This Morning.

The ingredients for the Welsh rarebit with crispy caramelised leeks : 250 g mature cheddar cheese – grated , 30 ml ale or beer, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 3 tbsp salted softened Welsh butter, 1 tbsp demerara sugar, 0.5 tsp English mustard powder, 4 thick slices good quality bread (ideally sourdough) and 150-200g leeks – trimmed, halved and sliced thin lengthways.

For the Welsh cakes: 1 large – egg , 100g currants, raisins or sultanas, 250g self – raising flour, 90g caster sugar, plus extra to sprinkle, A pinch of fine salt , 30g unsalted butter, 90g soft margarine and A splash of milk.

See recipes by Michela in her book titled: Simply Italian: Cooking at Home with the Chiappa Sisters available from Amazon now.