Black Bun Scottish
From hopscotch 14 years ago
- 180 minutes to make
- Serves 8
The deliciously rich Black Bun is traditionally served in Scotland at Hogmanay when bringing in the New Year. It is a rich fruit cake that is made in a pastry case.
Ingredients
- Ingredients: shopping list
- Pastry Case: shopping list
- 8oz / 250g plain flour 4oz /125g butterHalf teaspoon baking powderCold water shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 2lb / 1 kg seedless raisins shopping list
- 3lb / 1.5kg washed currants shopping list
- 8oz / 250g chopped, blanched almonds shopping list
- 12oz / 350g plain flour shopping list
- 8oz / 250g soft brown sugar shopping list
- 2 tbs ground allspice shopping list
- 1 tsp each of ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking powder and black pepper shopping list
- 1 level tsp cream of tartar shopping list
- 2 tbs brandy shopping list
- 5 fl oz / 150 ml milk shopping list
- 1 large, beaten egg shopping list
How to make it
- Method:
- Case
- Grease an 8" loaf tin.
- Rub the fats into the flour.
- Add Baking powder and a little water to make a stiff dough.
- Roll out on a floured board to a thin sheet.
- Line the loaf tin with the dough, leaving enough for the top.
- Filling
- Mix all the ingredients together except the milk.
- Add enough milk just to moisten the mixture.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Fill the pastry case with the mixture.
- Add the remaining pastry to the top.
- Brush with beaten egg or milk on top.
- Prick with a for, brushing with more egg/milk.
- Bake for around 3 hours a cool oven 225 degrees F or 110 degrees C.
- When cool store in an airtight tin. Serve at Hogmanay (New Year's Eve).
- url:
- http://www.scotlands-enchanting-kingdom.com/black-bun.html
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