Eccles Cakes
From Cookery book, 1940
Brush with cold water and sprinkle with castor sugar before returning to the oven for 2 minutes to set the glaze.
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This recipe was extracted from Cookery book (1940) by Gas Council (Great Britain), page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Eccles Cakes Sufficient for 12 Cakes. Number 7. Time 20 minutes. Shelves 2nd and 4th. Trimmings of Puff or Rough Puff Pastry (about 4 lb. in all). (See recipe on p. 53.) 14 ozs. butter. 2 ozs. brown sugar. 4 ozs. Currants. 14 ozs. candied peel (finely chopped). Pinch of spice. A little castor sugar. A little egg or water.
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