Eccles cakes
Prep
30m
Cook
20m
makes
12
Eccles cakes are a sweet currant and spice mixture inside a golden pastry shell. They are the perfect addition to afternoon tea.
Ingredients (9)
- 25g unsalted butter, softened
- 25g light brown sugar
- 25g mixed peel
- 75g currants
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 6 sheets butter puff pastry
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 eggwhite, beaten
- 1 tablespoon coloured sugar (from supermarkets) or caster sugar
Method
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1.Preheat the oven to 190°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the butter, sugar, peel, currants and spice in a bowl and use a fork to mash together until just combined.
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2.Cut 10cm circles from the puff pastry and place a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of each circle. Dampen the edges of the pastry with a little milk and gather the edges together to seal well.
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3.Turn the cakes over so that the joins are underneath, then use a rolling pin to gently flatten each one slightly so that the currants are just popping through. Brush the tops with eggwhite and sprinkle with a little sugar. Place the cakes on the baking tray, then refrigerate for 10 minutes.
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4.Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden.
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