Lancashire Cake

"A recipe of my gran's from Lancashire, England, and something we only got at Christmas. Keeps well. Tastes great. Takes a good deal of preparation, but is worth it!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
50
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ingredients

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directions

  • For short pastry, mix dry ingredients together.
  • Cut in lard and work until very fine (like pea-meal) Make a well in the centre. Add about a teaspoon of salt.
  • Beat egg and vinegar in measuring cup.
  • Fill to one cup mark with cold water.
  • Mix with dry ingredients.
  • Add more water if required.
  • Knead lightly on a floured board til smooth.
  • Divide into two balls of pastry.
  • Roll each into rectangles on a floured board (about 1/4 inch thick).
  • Butter one half.
  • Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • Add raisins leaving a rim around the edge of the half rectangle.
  • Brush edges with water.
  • Fold over other half of unbuttered pastry.
  • Seal edges of pastry.
  • Place on a flat greased cookie sheet. Roll slightly with rolling pin until the raisins appear opaque through the pastry.
  • Brush with egg-wash and sprinkle top with sugar.
  • Repeat with the other ball of dough.
  • Bake 350F for approx 25-30 mins until golden brown.
  • Cut in squares.
  • Store in tightly covered container. Freezes well.

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I live in rural central Canada. I love hockey, horses and music. My favorite cookbook is an old handwritten one of my grandmothers.
 
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