Easter Recipes > Easter Cakes
8 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons currants
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 large organic egg
1 tablespoon brandy
2 teaspoons organic lemon juice
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Add the sugar and spices and the lemon juice.
- Beat the egg with the brandy and add to the flour mixture to make a paste.
- Roll out the paste very thinly on a floured board and cut out into rounds of about 5 inches across.
- Bake at 220 degrees centigrade (see temperature conversions) for about 10 minutes.
- Remove and cool.
- These biscuits burn very easily so be vigilant.
- Traditionally they were served decorated with primroses and violets.
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How to make Easter cakes:
A traditional recipe for delicious, spicy small cakes at Easter. Nowadays we would be more likely to call them biscuits.Ingredients
2 cups self raising flour8 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons currants
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 large organic egg
1 tablespoon brandy
2 teaspoons organic lemon juice
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Rub the butter into the flour.- Add the sugar and spices and the lemon juice.
- Beat the egg with the brandy and add to the flour mixture to make a paste.
- Roll out the paste very thinly on a floured board and cut out into rounds of about 5 inches across.
- Bake at 220 degrees centigrade (see temperature conversions) for about 10 minutes.
- Remove and cool.
- These biscuits burn very easily so be vigilant.
- Traditionally they were served decorated with primroses and violets.
If you have a question or comment relevant to this page, then please post it below.
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