Currantloaf Recipes

CURRANT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lightly dust a flat baking tray with flour.
• Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and mix well.
• Rub the margarine or butter into the dry ingredients until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sultanas or raisins and mix through.
• Finally, add the egg and sufficient milk to make a soft dough, not too wet or sticky! Turn onto a lightly floured board and gently knead, just enough to bring the dough together.
• Transfer to the prepared baking tray and shape into a round 1 1/2” deep. Cut a cross on top and bake for about 40 minutes until golden brown.

MOM'S CURRANT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, heat the cream over medium heat. Stir in molasses. In a medium bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating to combine after each addition. Stir in the cream mixture, then the currants. Add the dry ingredients and beat to combine.
• Pour into prepared pan, and bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

RED CURRANT PIE

Steps:

• To Make Dough: In a medium bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Mix in butter, sugar, egg yolks and lemon zest until mixture forms dough. Let rest in cool place for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Roll out dough and put into a springform pan.
• Bake in oven for 25 minutes, or until golden yellow.
• To Make Filling: In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually stir in sugar and cornstarch; beat for 5 minutes. Fold currants into mixture and pour into pie crust.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.

CURRANT LOAF

Steps:

• Place in a bowl 1 cup of dried mixed fruit, sugar and 1 cup cold strained tea.
• Leave this mixture for 1 to 3 hours so that the fruit will become plump.
• Stirring the fruit occasionally to ensure all the fruit is coated with the tea and sugar mixture.
• Add the self raising flour slowly, but mix the flour in thoroughly. The cake mixture will look like gravel.
• Pour into a well greased loaf tin.
• Cook in a moderate oven for approximately 45 to 60 minutes.
• Turn onto a wire rack to cool.

ORANGE APRICOT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a small bowl, combine sultanas, apricots, orange rind and orange juice. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Beat in egg. Stir in fruit. Stir in flour alternately with milk. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.

CURRIED MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 10 ingredients. Add ground beef; mix well. Pat meat mixture into a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until no pink remains, 60-75 minutes.