Banbury Cakes (No. 64)

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ... · Kitchiner, William · 1817

Source: The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
Time: Cook: 15 min Total: 15 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (9)

sponge

two table-spoonfuls of thick yest
a gill of warm milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
a pound of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]

mixture

half a pound of currants, washed and picked ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
half a pound of candied orange and lemon peel cut small
one ounce of spice, such as ground cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and grated nutmeg ↝ Spices, paprika [Spices and Herbs]
half a pound of honey ↝ Honey [Sweets]

pastry

puff paste (No. 1,)

topping

sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]

Instructions (10)

Set a sponge with two table-spoonfuls of thick yest, a gill of warm milk, and a pound of flour.
When the sponge has worked a little, mix with it half a pound of currants (washed and picked), half a pound of candied orange and lemon peel (cut small), one ounce of spice (such as ground cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and grated nutmeg).
Mix the whole together with half a pound of honey.
Roll out puff paste (No. 1) a quarter of an inch thick.
Cut it into rounds with a cutter about four inches over.
Lay on each round, with a spoon, a small quantity of the mixture.
Close it round with the fingers in the form of an oval, placing the join underneath.
Press it flat with the hand.
Sift sugar over it.
Bake them on a plate for a quarter of an hour in a moderate oven, until of a light colour.

Original Text

Banbury Cakes.—(No. 64.)

Set a sponge with two table-spoonfuls of thick yest, a gill of warm milk, and a pound of flour; when it has worked a little, mix with it half a pound of currants, washed and picked, half a pound of candied orange and lemon peel cut small, one ounce of spice, such as ground cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and grated nutmeg: mix the whole together with half a pound of honey; roll out puff paste (No. 1,) a quarter of an inch thick, cut it into rounds with a cutter, about four inches over, lay on each with a spoon a small quantity of the mixture; close it round with the fingers in the form of an oval; place the join underneath; press it flat with the hand; sift sugar over it, and bake them on a plate a quarter of an hour, in a moderate oven, and of a light colour.

Notes

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