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Currant Squares

Here's how you make Currant Squares
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  • Servings: 20
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 35m
    • The following recipe serves 20 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FLAKY CRUST:
  • 10 tablespoons butter (firm, grated)
  • 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (6 ounces)
  • Iced water
  • FILLING
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (scant)
  • 7 1/2 ounces currants (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1/16 teaspoon allspice (just a pinch)
  • 1 whole lemon, rind and juice
  • 7 ounce apple (1 large apple, grated)
  • 1 bread slice (crumbled)
  • 1 large egg, beaten (for egg wash glaze)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • TO MAKE PASTRY

  • Step 1: Freeze butter or margarine for half an hour before grating.

  • Step 2: Sift flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl, then add butter or margarine. Mix into flour with palette knife. Add iced water a bit at a time until a dough is formed. Wrap and chill in fridge.

  • TO MAKE FILLING

  • Step 3: Put all filling ingredients into a saucepan and bring to boiling point. Set aside to cool.

  • Step 4: Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out half the pastry very thinly and line a Swiss roll tin.

  • Step 5: Pour on currant filling, spreading evenly, then cover with the rest of the pastry.

  • Step 6: Brush the top crust with egg wash and bake for 30 minutes or until light gold in color. Dust with caster sugar and cut into squares when cool.

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