RCI-BR.004.0710.001

Oast Cakes

Name: Oast Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 225 g (8 oz) plain flour; 2 unit .5 ml (½ tsp) salt; 2 unit .5 ml (½ tsp) baking powder; 50 g (2 oz) lard (diced); 40 g (1½ oz) caster sugar; 75 g (3 oz) currants; 45 ml (3 tbsp) vegetable oil; 25 g (1 oz) butter

Named after the distinctive hop-drying houses that dot the Kent countryside, these cakes were origin

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings12

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

(8 oz) plain flour
225 g
.5 ml (½ tsp) salt
2 unit
.5 ml (½ tsp) baking powder
2 unit
(2 oz) lard
diced
50 g
(1½ oz) caster sugar
40 g
(3 oz) currants
75 g
(3 tbsp) vegetable oil
45 ml
(1 oz) butter
25 g

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Oast Cakes

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