Eccles Cakes Recipe
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Eccles Cakes

By: Norma  
"From the North of England, these cakes are pastries, a sweet and spicy mixture in a puff pastry case with a shiny coating -- best eaten straight from the oven."

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Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 cakes
 

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup dried currants
  • 2 tablespoons chopped candied mixed fruit peel
  • 3/4 cup demerara sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1/2 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 1 egg white, beaten
  • 1/4 cup white sugar for decoration

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Sprinkle a baking sheet with water.
  2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in currants, mixed peel, demerara sugar and mixed spice. Stir until sugar is dissolved and fruit is well coated. Remove from heat.
  3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out 8 (5 inch) circles, using a saucer as a guide. Divide the fruit mixture evenly between the circles. Moisten the edges of the pastry, pull the edges to the center and pinch to seal. Invert filled cakes on the floured surface and roll out gently to make a wider, flatter circle, but do not break the dough.
  4. Brush each cake with egg white and sprinkle generously with white sugar. Make three parallel cuts across the top of each cake, then place them on the prepared baking sheet.
  5. Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, until golden.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 268 | Total Fat: 14.6g | Cholesterol: 8mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2006 by Jellylava Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
This is a super recipe! Our family is from the North of England and my father used to love... MORE
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Reviewed on Jun. 26, 2008 by Mrs Chappie 
Fab recipe,turn out exactly as they should. For those who haven't made them before, when you... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2003 by DOROTHYMP 
Eccles Cakes are one of my favorite sweets to buy when I'm in England and these certainly... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2009 by LISACHLOE1 
Fabulous!!! Eccles cakes are a huge hit in my house - maybe it's because I live in the North... MORE

 
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