Page last updated 15 December 2000

Method

Either make pastry or buy it ready made.  Put all the ingredients in a basin until the butter melts.  Roll out the pastry thinly "eighth inch" and cut into rounds.  Put a good tsp of mixture into each round.  Damp the edges and bring together into a bag shape.  Squeeze the edges of the pastry to seal and turn over.  Roll gently until the currents begin to show through.  Mark with a knife in squares.  Brush over with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake in a hot oven fo4r 15 - 20 minutes.  400F gas mark 8.

My mother would always make her own pastry but these days ready made flaky pastry is so good that it saves a lot of time to buy it at the supermarket.  I always keep a supply in my freezer.