Cornish Recipes > Cornish Easter Biscuits
1 1/2 cups plain flour
2 tablespoons currants
3 level tablespoons caster/superfine sugar
1 egg beaten
pinch of cinnamon
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Stir in the cinnamon, flour and currants.
- Add the beaten egg and mix ingredients to a stiff dough.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and roll out until quite thin.
- Cut out into round biscuit shapes.
- Place on a well-greased baking tray, sprinkle with a little sugar and bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit (see temperature conversions).
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How to make Cornish Easter 'cakes':
More like a biscuit, these "little cakes" were traditionally made and eaten at Easter in Cornwall.
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter1 1/2 cups plain flour
2 tablespoons currants
3 level tablespoons caster/superfine sugar
1 egg beaten
pinch of cinnamon
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl.- Stir in the cinnamon, flour and currants.
- Add the beaten egg and mix ingredients to a stiff dough.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and roll out until quite thin.
- Cut out into round biscuit shapes.
- Place on a well-greased baking tray, sprinkle with a little sugar and bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit (see temperature conversions).
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Here are some of the topics being discussed at the moment:
- More Cornish Recipes in The Green Chronicle.
- Buy Cookery Books in The Green Chronicle's Book Store.
- See other Cornish Websites in The Green Chronicle's Directory.
- Visit The Green Chronicle Shop
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