Eccles Cakes

Step by step

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 200°C.

2. 2

   Warm currants with butter, brown sugar, orange peel, cinnamon and nutmeg in a pot until butter is melted.

3. 3

   Let mixture cool slightly.

4. 4

   Roll out puff pastry thinly on a floured surface and cut out 10 cm diameter circles.

5. 5

   Place 1 tbsp currant mixture in the center of each circle.

6. 6

   Brush dough edges with water, fold to the center and seal seam well.

7. 7

   Place seam-side down on a baking tray and gently flatten.

8. 8

   Make 3 diagonal slashes on the surface.

9. 9

   Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.

10. 10

    Bake 20 minutes until golden brown.