Eccles Cakes
- 3/4 cup dried currants
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped candied orange peel
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed
- 1 egg, beaten to blend (for glaze)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Mix first 8 ingredients in medium bowl until well blended.
- (Filling can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Roll out puff pastry on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Cut out four 6-inch-diameter rounds.
- Place filling on half of each round, dividing equally.
- Brush edges of rounds with beaten egg.
- Fold pastry over filling, creating semicircle and enclosing filling completely.
- Press edges firmly to seal.
- Transfer to heavy large baking sheet.
- Brush with beaten egg.
- Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake pastries until deep golden brown, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer baking sheet to rack and cool pastries 5 minutes.
- Using metal spatula, carefully remove pastries from baking sheet.
- Cool.
currants, golden raisins, golden brown sugar, candied orange, unsalted butter, lemon juice, ground nutmeg, pastry, egg, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/eccles-cakes-107326 (may not work)