Eccles Cakes Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Eccles Cakes Recipe). From the North of England, these cakes are pastries, a sweet and spicy mixture in a puff pastry case with a shiny coating -- best eaten straight from the oven.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 cakes

Eccles Cakes Recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup dried currants

2 tablespoons chopped candied mixed fruit peel

¾ cup demerara sugar

¾ teaspoon mixed spice

½ (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry

thawed

1 egg white

beaten

¼ cup white sugar for decoration

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Sprinkle a baking sheet with water.

Step 2

In a small saucepan over medium heat melt butter. Stir in currants mixed peel demerara sugar and mixed spice. Stir until sugar is dissolved and fruit is well coated. Remove from heat.

Step 3

On a lightly floured surface roll out pastry to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out 8 (5 inch) circles using a saucer as a guide. Divide the fruit mixture evenly between the circles. Moisten the edges of the pastry pull the edges to the center and pinch to seal. Invert filled cakes on the floured surface and roll out gently to make a wider flatter circle but do not break the dough.

Step 4

Brush each cake with egg white and sprinkle generously with white sugar. Make three parallel cuts across the top of each cake then place them on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes until golden.

Nutritional Information

Eccles Cakes Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 267.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3g 6%

Carbohydrates: 31.8g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1.4g 6%

Sugars: 14.1g

Fat: 14.6g 23%

Saturated Fat: 4.8g 24%

Cholesterol: 7.6mg 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 97.5IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.8mg 14%

Vitamin C: 7.4mg 12%

Folate: 25.7mcg 6%

Calcium: 13.2mg 1%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 8mg 3%

Potassium: 77.8mg 2%

Sodium: 104mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 131.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.