Currant Squares Recipes

IRISH CURRANT SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. To make pastry: freeze butter or margarine for half an hour before grating.
• 2. Sift flour and salt, then add butter or margarine, mix into flour with palette knife.
• 3. Add iced water until a dough is formed, wrap and chill in fridge.
• 4. Put all filling ingredients into a saucepan and bring to boiling point, once done set aside to cool.
• 5. Preheat oven to gas mark 6/ 200°C/ 400°F.
• 6. Roll out half the pastry very thinly and line a Swiss roll tin.
• 7. Pour on currant filling, spreading evenly, then cover with the rest of the pastry.
• 8. Glaze with egg or milk and bake for 30 minutes or until light gold in color.
• 9. Dust with caster sugar and cut into squares when cool.

CURRANT SQUARES

Steps:

• To make pastry:.
• Freeze butter or margarine for half an hour before grating.
• Sift flour and salt, then add butter or margarine.
• Mix into flour with palette knife.
• Add iced water until a dough is formed. Wrap and chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
• Put all filling ingredients into a saucepan and bring to boiling point.
• Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 200°C/ 400°F Roll out half the pastry very thinly and line a Swiss roll tin.
• Pour on currant filling, spreading evenly, then cover with the rest of the pastry.
• Glaze with egg or milk and bake for 30 minutes or until light gold in colour.
• Dust with caster sugar and cut into squares when cool.
• Makes 20 squares.