Citrus Eccles Cakes

Preparation Time: 30 minutes - 1 hour Cooking Time: 30 minutes or less Serves: 9
Category: Dessert Sub-Category: Pastry Cuisine: English

Ingredients:

For the pastry:
175g (6oz) Unsalted Butter
225g (8oz) Plain White Flour
Pinch of Salt
1tsp Lemon Juice

For the filling:
175g (6oz) Currants
50g (2oz) Chopped Mixed Peel (I didn't have this, so I just grated a couple of oranges)
50g (2oz) Muscovado Sugar (Didn't have this either, regular brown sugar seemed to work fine)
Grated Rind of 2 Lemons (Didn't have this, I just used a few teaspoons of lemon juice)

For finishing:
1 Egg, beaten
Caster Sugar
50g (2oz) Unsalted Butter


Step 1:

Sieve the flour and salt into a large bowl.