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| Ecclefechan Tart; A Slice o' Scotland | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 4 2013, 07:39 AM (188 Views) | |
| daffyd | Jan 4 2013, 07:39 AM Post #1 |
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oooh 02 Sounds naughty but I like it! ECCLEFECHAN BUTTER TART For the pastry 100g plain flour 50g butter, cold, cut into cubes 25g caster sugar 1 egg yolk In a bowl, rub the butter into the flour. Once the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, add the sugar and mix well. Add the egg yolk and just enough cold water so the mixture comes together (1-2 tablespoons of water is probably enough). Cover the pastry in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for at least 30 mins. Use to line a 20cm loose-bottomed flan dish, and prick with a folk. Place the tart shell in the fridge while making the filling. For the filling 125g butter, melted and cooled 200g soft brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 50g walnuts, chopped 250g dried mixed fruit 50g glace cherries Preheat the oven to 190c, (375f) In a bowl, combine the sugar, butter and eggs. Stir in the vinegar, walnuts, dried fruit and cherries. Pour into the pastry shell. Bake the tart for 25-30 minutes until the pastry is golden and the filling is slightly puffy and browned in the centre (from the tart during baking). Can also be made into individual tarts if preferred. |
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| margrace | Jan 4 2013, 08:35 AM Post #2 |
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Hey Daffyd sounds like a good one, my family comes from the Ecclefechan area, they had a farm in that area. |
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| daffyd | Jan 5 2013, 08:24 AM Post #3 |
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Go to it then, get out the mixing bowl! |
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| Darcie | Jan 5 2013, 09:31 AM Post #4 |
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Do Eccles cakes have anything to do with this? Use to go to a bakery in New Westminster every Saturday and pick up half a dozen, they were so good. |
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| angora | Jan 6 2013, 03:56 AM Post #5 |
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John loves eccles cakes and buys them often. I think they're ok but am not crazy about them..too much pastry. They taste like mincemeat to me. |
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| Darcie | Jan 6 2013, 04:00 AM Post #6 |
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Judy, I haven't found a bakery in London that makes them yet. If I go to Stratford I will call to get the address of where John buys his. Our family used to have 'tea' every Saturday afternoon and even the little ones really liked them. It was a weekly ritual at our house. |
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