English Eccles Cakes
"My first encounter with these lovely little cakes was in Bristol, England almost 20 years ago. They were so delicious and light and different than what I had been accustomed to for dessert. But with a cup of tea, these little treaties will soon be your favorites too! I hope you will try them just once."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) package puff pastry
- 2 ounces butter
- 4 ounces brown sugar
- 4 ounces currants
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- milk (for glazing top)
- sugar (for glazing top)
directions
- Roll out puff pastry on lightly floured board.
- Cut dough into 24, 3-inch rounds.
- In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
- Mix in currants and spices.
- Place 2 tsp of mixture on each circle.
- Brush edges of each circle with milk to "glue" the top to the bottom.
- Place another round of dough on top pressing the edges firmly all around.
- Brush tops of each cake with milk and sprinkle on a bit of sugar.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and bake until brown and crispy (12- 15 minutes).
- Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
- Makes 12 Eccles cakes.
- Enjoy!
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Reviews
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Easy to make and delicious to eat. Prepared these for a tea party and they were enjoyed by all. Thank you, Gingerbee, for sharing. And also thanks to Hoekside for the tip about the Turbinada sugar - a great sweet finishing touch! -
A little bit of 'home'. Great Eccles. I like to sprinkle a bit of Turbinada suger on the top of mine after the milk. Any way its delicious. I was born in Guildford, Surrey and now have lived in Canada for 40 plus years. :-)
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Gingerbee
United States
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A NYC girl originally, lived in London and Canada where I am now. Met lots of interesting people along life's way who taught me a great deal and enriched my life with their knowledge of cooking.
With my children now adults, the family has doubled in size and my commitment to making memories to pass down to another generation inspires me to cooking.
I find cooking a creative expression of one's personality and never tire of new challenges in the kitchen.
