1 Recipe of Rough Puff Pastry -- preceding recipe Milk and castor sugar -(superfine) to glaze Filling: 1 oz Margarine 1 Level Tablespoon soft brown -sugar 4 oz Currants 2 oz Cut mixed peel 1/2 Level teaspoon mixed spice Preheat oven to 425 degrees - shelf on second runner from top. 1) Make Rough Puff Pastry as in previous recipe 2) To make the filling, melt the margarine in a saucepan, stir in the other filling ingredients and leave to cool. 3) Roll out the pastry fairly thinly on a floured board. Cut into rounds with a well floured 3.1/2 inch cutter. 4) Place a heaped teaspoon of filling in the centre of each round. 5) Damp the edges with water, then gather the outside edge together over the filling and press together at the top to seal. 6) Turn the cakes over so that the sealed ends are underneath. Roll each gently into round flat shapes. 7) Place on a baking sheet. Leave to rest in a cold place for 15 minutes. 8) Make three slits across the top of each. Brush with milk and sprinkle thickly with castor sugar. 9) Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire tray Makes 16 Eccles cakes Shared by Sylvia Mease (Cookie Lady)
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These little pastries are so simple but very delicious. They date back to 17th century England - and there's been no need to change the recipe. Enjoy with a cup of tea or true Lancashire style with a lovely piece of cheese
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How to make Eccles Cakes
These delightful little 'cakes' originated in the small town of Eccles, near Manchester. Eccles cakes are parcels of puff or flaky pastry enclosing a sweet mixture of currants and mixed peel.
The written / printable recipe is here:
If you want to make your own puff pastry, here's my recipe:
Eccles cakes are also known as squashed fly cakes, and technically, I would call them a pie, since they are a filling completely enclosed in pastry. But whatever you call them, Eccles cakes are delicious and just a bit addictive.
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