RECIPES
AFTERNOON TEA RING
AFTERNOON TEA RING
INGREDIENTS
225g
8ozs
self-raising flour
1 tsp
baking powder
pinch
salt
50g
2ozs
butter or margarine
50g
2ozs
caster sugar
65g
2.5 ozs
mixed dried fruit
1 sm/med
egg
57ml
2fl.oz.
cold skim milk
METHOD
1. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl
2. Rub in the fat.
3. Add the sugar and fruit and toss the ingredients lightly together
4. Beat the egg lightly then make up to 150ml/quarter pint with
cold milk.
5. Add to the flour mixture, mixing quickly to a soft dough.
6. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly until
smooth.
7. Divide the dough into 8 equal-sized pieces and shape each one
into a round
8. Stand in an overlapping ring in the Czech cooker and brush
with a little beaten egg.
9. Turn on Czech Cooker on
setting 4
and bake for 30 minutes.
TIP
As soon as the liquid is added to the baking powder, the
raising agent begins to work. Work quickly to avoid the gases
escaping from the raising agent and making the ring flat and
heavy.
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RECIPES
ECCLES CAKES
ECCLES CAKES
INGREDIENTS
500g
1 lb.
currants
75g
3ozs
caster sugar
1/4 tsp
nutmeg
75g
3ozs
butter
350g
12ozs
puff pastry (your own or bought)
METHOD
1. Mix the currants, sugar butter and nutmeg together.
2. Cut the pastry into approx 25g / 1oz pieces and roll out.
3. Place 1 heaped teaspoon of the currant mixture in the centre of
each piece and gather up the edges to make a small purse and
then gently roll into a circle.
4. Brush each cake with water and sprinkle with some sugar.
5. Lightly score the top and then place in the Czech cooker.
6. Bake for approx. 12-15 minutes at
setting 4
, until the cakes are
light golden colour.
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