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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> UK >> English

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Sift the flour and salt together in a large bowl. | 2. Dice 1/2 of the chilled butter; rub it into the flour using your hands. | 3. Add just enough cold water (4-5 tablespoons) to bring it together into a soft dough. | 4. Cover with cling film and chill for 30 minutes. | 5. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into an oblong approx 20cm x 10cm. | 6. Cut the remaining chilled butter into thin slices; cover the middle third of the dough with 1/3 of the slices; fold the unbuttered thirds of dough over the buttered third; first one, then the other, making a square. | 7. Cover and chill for 15 minutes. | 8. Repeat two more times, turning the block of dough 90 degrees each time and chilling between each rolling. | 9. Repeat two more times without the butter; chill for 30 minutes. | 10. Preheat oven to 240°C /465°F/ gas mark 8. | 11. Line a sheet with parchment paper. | 12. Cream together 1 oz soft butter and caster sugar; add currants, candied peel and nutmeg. | 13. Roll out the pastry until 1/4" thick. | 14. Cut out 12 x 7cm discs. | 15. Spoon the filling into the centre of each disc. | 16. Brush the edges with water, then pull the edges into the centre and pinch them together to seal. | 17. Turn cakes over; place on the baking tray. | 18. Push cakes down lightly to slightly flatten them. | 19. With a sharp knife make three short incisions in the top of each cake. | 20. Brush tops with a little milk; sprinkle liberally with granulated sugar. | 21. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges turn golden brown. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
plain flour	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
butter	5 3/4	ounces	chilled unsalted divided	929.1713	42.693000000000005	29.0325	78.24600000000001
water	4 -5	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
butter	1	ounce	unsalted	929.1713	42.693000000000005	29.0325	78.24600000000001
caster sugar	4	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
currant	7	ounces		125.0213	30.5211	2.7783	0.8136
peel	2	ounces	chopped candied	26.6485	9.0718	0.8505	0.1701
nutmeg			grated	-	-	-	-
milk				-	-	-	-
sugar			granulated	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.