garibaldi biscuits

[Kirsten Nielsen]

I have a friend who loves garibaldi biscuits. You cannot get them in
denmark so we have to bring them back whenever we visit UK.
I want to bring something more interesting back next time, so can
someone please help me with a recipe for this boring currant-biscuit
so my friend can bake them herself?

[Joe McElvenney]

How about Eccles Cakes

Hi,

I can't help with the Garibaldi biscuits (a sort of thin
unleavened wafer biscuit loaded with currents) but how about trying
your friend on Eccles Cakes. They should provide the same fix.
Failing that though you could try bringing back a mixture of Jaffa
Cakes and Jammy Dodgers?


Eccles Cakes
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From Step-by-Step English Cooking - Murdoch Books

1 cup currants
1/2 cup mixed peel
1 tablespoon brandy
1 table spoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 sheets ready-rolled butter puff pastry
1 egg white
2 teaspoons sugar, extra

Preheat oven to moderately hot 210 degrees centigrade. Brush two
oven trays with melted butter. Combine currants, peel, brandy, sugar
and cinnamon in a bowl.

Using a scone cutter, cut nine 8cm circles from each sheet of
pastry. Place two level teaspoons of filling on each circle.

Bring edges of circle together and pinch to seal. Turn seam side
down and roll out to 1cm thickness overall.

Place on trays. Brush tops of cakes with egg white and sprinkle
with extra sugar. With a knife make three slashes across top of each
cake. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden.

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These are an old favourite - even I can make them :-)

P.S. To put the record straight with reference to all the
goings-on up the group about Tate & Lyles Golden Syrup - it is a cane
sugar derivative where the dual fructose/glucose molecule has been
split apart (thus becoming invert sugar) resulting in a sweeter
end-product and has been made in the U.K. for donkeys years and then
some.


Cheers - Joe

[S & C Clark]

Garibaldi Biscuits or also known as Sultanas

200 g or 7 oz self-raising flour
25 g or 1 oz cornflour
50 g or 2oz caster sugar
pinch of salt
50 g or 2 oz butter
1 egg yolk
a little milk
75-100 g or 3-4 oz currants (sultanas contain raisins instead)

Heat the oven to 200 C or 400 F. Sift together the flour, cornflour, sugar
and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles
breadcrumbs. Mix to a stiffish dough with the egg yolk and milk.
Turn onto a floured board and roll the dough out to a thin oblong. Trim
the edges then sprinkle one half of the dough with the currants. Fold over
the other half of the dough and press the edges well together.
Roll the dough out lightly with a floured rolling pin until it is about
2.5mm(1/8") thick. Cut into 5 cm or (2") squares. Place on greased baking
sheets and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with caster
sugar and cool on a wire rack.

Good Luck and enjoy!!
Kirsten Nielsen wrote in message <7704s6$hbq$1...@news-inn.inet.tele.dk>...

[D A Reimer]

S & C Clark wrote:

> Garibaldi Biscuits or also known as Sultanas
>

Or Squashed Fly Biscuits, as I recall from my extended stint in Jolly Old.....

Dolly

[C.L. Gifford]

Joe McElvenney wrote:
>
> How about Eccles Cakes
>
> Hi,
>
> I can't help with the Garibaldi biscuits (a sort of thin
> unleavened wafer biscuit loaded with currents) but how about trying
> your friend on Eccles Cakes. They should provide the same fix.
> Failing that though you could try bringing back a mixture of Jaffa
> Cakes and Jammy Dodgers?
>
>
> Eccles Cakes

> <snip recipe>

Dear Joe, what pray are "Jaffa Cakes and Jammy Dodgers"?

Charlie
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[A.Ferszt]

Jaffa cakes are little spongy things with a 'smashing orangey bit in the
middle' to quote one manufacturer, coated on one side with chocolate
flavoured stuff. Jammy dodgers are a brand of biscuit/cookie which has a
base spread with jam and topped with a ring-shaped biscuit/cookie, so
the jam shows through. May or may not have sugar icing on the ring,
depending on whether they are the real thing or an imitation.

[C.L. Gifford]

Well then..... I have eaten a Jammy Dodger!

Charlie, who now remembers the critter.

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