5 from 6 votes
English Eccles Cakes
Adapted from The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings:
8
people
Calories:
179 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast, Cake, Baked Goods
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons butter unsalted
- 1 cup currants dried
- 3/4 cup raw cane sugar or dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 .5-ounce package puff pastry thawed, frozen
- 1/4 cup milk whole
- 1 large egg beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Thoroughly grease a large baking sheet.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in currants, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix thoroughly until sugar is dissolved and fruit is coated. Remove from heat.
- Roll out thawed pastry on a clean, lightly-floured surface until it is 1⁄4-inch thick. Cut out eight circles, each roughly 5 inches in diameter; set aside remaining pastry dough for use in other recipes. Divide currant mixture evenly between circles, then moisten edges of pastries with a little bit of milk, fold together, and pinch to seal.
- Turn pastries upside down onto floured surface and carefully roll out to make a wider and flatter pastry. Be careful not to break the dough.
- Brush cakes with beaten egg, then sprinkle with white sugar. Make three parallel cuts across the top of each cake, then place on greased baking sheet.
- Bake pastries in preheated oven for 15–20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and sprinkle with a little more sugar, then serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
179kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
15mg
(1%)
Potassium
186mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
31g
(62%)
Vitamin A
240IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
0.8mg
(1%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 179
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 179kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 15mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 186mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 240IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0.8mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.