Named after the English town of Eccles, these flaky Eccles Cakes are perfect to accompany afternoon tea.
Eccles Cakes Ingredients
Makes 12
- 1 cup currants
- 1 large orange, finely grated rind
- and 1 tbsp juice
- 40g butter, softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp mixed spices
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 3 sheets frozen ready-rolled puff pastry, partially thawed
- 1 egg, whisked
- 2 tbsp demerara sugar or white sugar
How to make our Eccles Cakes Recipe
1 Preheat oven to 200˚C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Combine currants, orange juice and rind, butter, cinnamon, sugar, mixed spices and nutmeg in a bowl.
2 Cut 4 x 10cm rounds from each sheet of pastry. Place 1 tbsp of currant mixture into centre. Bring edges up together and seal. Place cakes onto a lightly floured surface, right side down and flatten gently with a rolling pin until currants start to pop to surface of pastry. Turn over and make 3 slits on cakes.
3 Place cakes onto prepared baking tray. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden and crisp.
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