Cambridge Banburys

Ingredients

• 2 ozs. bread or cake crumbs
• 6 ozs. Chivers’ Mincemeat
• 1/ lb. puff pastry
• A little lemon juice
• 2 ozs. treacle or molasses
• Little milk and sugar

Method

1. 1

   Mix the mincemeat, breadcrumbs, lemon juice and treacle or molasses together.

2. 2

   Roll out the pastry and cut into rounds about 3.5 inches in diameter.

3. 3

   Place a teaspoonful of the mixture on each round.

4. 4

   Fold over and pinch the edges together; flatten slightly and make 5 or 6 incisions in the top.

5. 5

   Brush over with milk and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

6. 6

   Bake in a moderate oven for 25-30 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Chivers selected recipes (1930) by Ltd Chivers & Sons, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CAMBRIDGE BANBURYS 2 ozs. bread or cake crumbs 6 ozs. Chivers’ Mincemeat 1/ lb. puff pastry A little lemon juice 2 ozs. treacle or molasses Little milk and sugar

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