Currant Squares

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Contents 1 Description 2 Ingredients 2.1 Flaky Pastry: 2.2 Filling: 3 Directions 4 Other Links 5 See also

[edit] Description

Currant Squares, called "Flies Graveyeards" in Ireland, are a perennial Irish favorite. This recipes makes 20 delicious currant squares. One of many popular Irish Desserts

[edit] Ingredients

[edit] Flaky Pastry:

• 140 g (5 oz) firm has-ingredient::butter or has-ingredient::margarine, grated
• 175 g (6 oz) has-ingredient::flour
• pinch of has-ingredient::salt
• iced has-ingredient::water

[edit] Filling:

• 110 g (4 oz) butter
• 80 g (3 oz) has-ingredient::sugar
• 225 g (8 oz) currants has-ingredient::currants
• pinch of spice
• 1 has-ingredient::lemon, has-ingredient::lemon rind and has-ingredient::lemon juice
• 1 large has-ingredient::apple, grated
• 1 slice of has-ingredient::bread, crumbled

[edit] Directions

• Before grating butter or margarine, freeze it for 30 minutes.

• In a large bowl, mix flour, salt and butter or margarine. Mix well.
  • Add iced water and mix until a dough is formed.
  • Wrap dough in soft cloth and chill in fridge.

• Put all filling ingredients (currants, lemon rind, apple, butter, sugar, bread, spice) in a saucepan. Mix and bring to a boil. Set aside to cool.

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

• Take half of the chilled pastry dough and roll out very thinly on baking tray.
• Pour currant filling and spread evenly.

• Roll out the remaining dough and use it to cover the currant filling. Glaze with egg or milk.

• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden in color.
• Dust with Sugar just before cutting into squares and servings.

[edit] Other Links

• Try some Irish Snacks
• Browse all Irish Desserts

[edit] See also

• Browse all Dessert Recipes