Name: Saffron Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1/2 cup shortening; 1 tablespoon shortening; 3/4 cup currants; 1/4 cup candied lemon peel or 1/4 cup citron; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cake yeast; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 ounce saffron

Recipe by Jill Patrice

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Grandma Dimond's Saffron Cake recipe is a British recipe from the Wrefords in Cornwall, England. It is really more of a fruit bread traditionally served with clotted cream.

Ready In:: 2hrs 45mins
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ingredients

2 cups flour
¹⁄₂ cup shortening
1 tablespoon shortening
³⁄₄ cup currants
¹⁄₄ cup candied lemon peel or 1/4 cup citron
1 teaspoon salt
1 cake yeast
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
¹⁄₄ ounce saffron

directions

Pour about one cup of boiling water over the saffron and let it cool and mix with the sugar, salt, and yeast.
When yeast has dissolved and shortening has softened, mix in flour and fruit (currants and lemon).
Let rise 1 1/2 hour in the bowl.
Put in greased bread pan to rise for 1/2 hour before baking.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes.

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"Grandma Dimond's Saffron Cake recipe is a British recipe from the Wrefords in Cornwall, England. It is really more of a fruit bread traditionally served with clotted cream."

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creation by Jill Patrice

3/4/2007

Grandma Dimond's Saffron Cake recipe is a British recipe from the Wrefords in Cornwall, England. It is really more of a fruit bread traditionally served with clotted cream.