Banbury Cakes

Banbury Cakes

Puff pastry with a filling of mixed peel, raisins and currants. If you like an English flair to your afternoon tea service, then you must serve sweet little Banbury cakes.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb puff pastry
• 2 oz melted butter
• 4 oz raisins
• 4 oz currants
• 2 oz mixed peel
• 4 oz brown sugar
• Icing sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425F. Combine melted butter, raisins, currants, peel and sugar, and mix thoroughly. Roll out pastry on a floured board. Cut out 16 circles, using a small saucer as a guide. Place some fruit mixture in the middle of each circle. Fold the edges of the pastry up over the fruit and seal closed. Turn each one over and press down gently with a rolling pin. Make 3 diagonal cuts on the tops of each cake and sprinkle with icing sugar. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden.
Makes 16 Banbury cakes