Eccles Cakes

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons butter. cook over medium heat until melted. Add currants, candied peel, nutmeg and allspice. Continue to cook until heated through. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut into 4 inch rounds. Place a small spoonful of filling onto center of each pastry circle, draw the edges together over the fruit and pinch to seal. Turn over, then press gently with a rolling pin to flatten the cakes.
4. Make a small hole or 2 small slash marks in the center of each pastry. Brush with beaten egg white, and sprinkle with sugar. Arrange on cookie sheet.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned around edges.

Share It

Reviews (3)

Your Rating:

8

MNTNMOVER00

Jul. 23, 2003

"I actually haven't tried this recipe yet, I just wanted to know if the submitter could please comment and say what the recipe is for the pastry? This sounds like a recipe my grandmother used to make a..." See morend when she passed away no one knew how to make this anymore. I would really love to try this recipe."

4

Kate1949

Jan. 27, 2011

"I use puff pastry. I buy a package of frozen puff pastry and it works a treat. Also I use brown sugar not white...." See more"

0

Squirrell

Sep. 2, 2012

"This pastry is pretty tasty! I found that I had a lot of filling left over (perhaps I didn't put enough in them?) I was afraid the currants would be over powering but they weren't. I used puff pa..." See morestry as I don't know what shortdough pastry is. I will definitely make this one again! They're great with coffee."