Source:

Marianna

Serves/Makes:not specified

Ingredients

• 8 oz (224 grm). rough puff pastry
• 2 oz (56 grm). organic butter
• 4 oz (112 grm). organic currants
• 2 oz (56 grm). mixed peel
• 2 oz (56 grm). organic soft brown sugar

Preparation

• Roll pastry out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into rounds 4 inches in diameter.
• Warm the butter in a saucepan and mix into it the sugar, currants and peel.
• Place a tspful of this mixture into the center of each pastry round.
• Dampen the edges of the pastry.
• Press the edges together sealing in the currants etc.
• Place upside down on a greased baking tray and press them down a little.
• Make three small cuts across the centre of each cake.
• Brush with water and sprinkle with a little sugar.
• Bake at 425 degrees (225 C.) for 20 minutes.

Comments

From 2001 The Green Chronicle website. If you search at www.google.com you will find more recipes for Eccles Cake.