Best 5 Eccles Cakes Recipes

ECCLES CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Sprinkle a baking sheet with water.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, until golden.

ECCLES CAKES

Steps:

• Pate Brisee:Pulse flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. With machine running, add 1/4 cup ice water in a slow, steady stream, just until dough holds together. To test, squeeze a small amount together; if it is crumbly, add up to 1/4 cup more ice water, a little at a time. Do not process more than 30 seconds. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Wrap each in plastic; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
• Filling:In a large heatproof bowl, combine both raisins, figs, and dates. Add boiling water and let stand until softened, about 15 minutes. Strain and discard liquid. In a separate bowl, mix together granulated sugar, flour, salt, and orange zest and juice until combined. Fold in softened fruit. Cover and refrigerate until completely cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disk of dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 4-inch round cutter, cut out rounds (you should have about 7); transfer to prepared sheets. Repeat with remaining disk. In a small bowl, whisk together egg and 1 teaspoon water for egg wash; set aside.
• Spread each round with 1 tablespoon filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Brush edges with egg wash, then fold to make a half-moon shape and press to seal edges. Repeat process with remaining dough and filling. Refrigerate until chilled, about 20 minutes.
• Using a paring knife, make three diagonal slits across each cake. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake, rotating sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through, until golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks and let cool completely before serving.

ECCLES CAKES

Steps:

• PASTRY: Mix together flour and salt.
• Cut in lard and butter.
• In measuring cup, mix egg and lemon juice; add cold water to make 1/2 cup liquid; beat with fork.
• Stirring with fork, add enough liquid to flour mixture to make soft, slightly sticky dough.
• Wrap and chill for several hours.
• FILLING: Cover currants with boiling water, let stand 5 minutes, then DRAIN.
• Cream butter with sugar; stir in spices and currants.
• Roll out pastry to about 1/8 inch thickness and cut into 3 1/2 inch rounds.
• Place spoonful of filling (about 2 tsp.) in centre of each, bring up edges of pastry and pinch well to seal.
• Turn over and flatten gently with a rolling pin to make round cakes.
• (Currants should just show below surface.) Place on ungreased baking sheet; brush with egg, and sprinkle with sugar.
• Cut 2 slashes in top of each.
• Bake in 425 F.
• oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Makes about 20 pastries.
• Canadian Living Cookbook.

SHORTCRUST PASTRY ECCLES CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons butter. cook over medium heat until melted. Add currants, candied peel, nutmeg and allspice. Continue to cook until heated through. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut into 4 inch rounds. Place a small spoonful of filling onto center of each pastry circle, draw the edges together over the fruit and pinch to seal. Turn over, then press gently with a rolling pin to flatten the cakes.
• Make a small hole or 2 small slash marks in the center of each pastry. Brush with beaten egg white, and sprinkle with sugar. Arrange on cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned around edges.

ECCLES CAKES

Steps:

• Place currants, sultanas, white sugar, brown sugar, butter, water, marmalade, mixed spice,and golden syrup in a saucepan.
• Gently bring to the boil, simmer for a minute, stirring constantly.
• Set aside to cool.
• Roll out the pastry; cut into squares about 4 inches square.
• Place a heaped dessert spoon of the mixture in the middle.
• Fold pastry over and gently flatten so that they are about half an inch thick.
• Slash gently 2 or 3 times with a knife.
• Bake on a lined tray in a hot oven for about 10 minutes until they are golden brown.