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Eccles cakes
Flaky, buttery puff pastry stuffed with sweet dried fruits, Eccles cakes are one of Britain’s most famous - and delicious - sweet treats
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Ready in 45 minutes
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Cooking time 25 minutes
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Prep time 20 minutes
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Serves 12
Ingredients
- 500 g pack puff pastry
- 1 tbsp flour, for dusting
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
For the filling
- 25 g mixed peel
- 50 g light brown soft sugar
- 15 g unsalted butter softened
- 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- 75 g currants
- 0.25 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
- 0.5 Zest orange
Method
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1
Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4.
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Mix all the ingredients for the filling together in a small bowl.
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3
Roll out the puff pastry on a floured surface to a thickness of about 3mm. Using a 10cm round cutter, cut out 12 discs.
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Place 1 heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of each disc. Brush the edges with a little beaten egg and draw the pastry together to make a purse, squeezing tightly to seal.
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Using the palm of your hand, flatten each cake until you can see the currants through the pastry. Place on a baking tray, sealed side down. Brush with more beaten egg, then sprinkle with caster sugar. Using a sharp knife, make 3 parallel cuts on top.
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Bake for 20–25 minutes, until the pastry is golden. Leave to cool on a wire rack. Great served either warm or cold with a cup of tea.
