Use your hands to shape the dough into a ball. Don’t handle it more than you need to here or you may overwork the dough.

Ecclefechan lies at the foot of a large Caledonian hillfort, Burnswark, besieged by the Roman army in 140AD. [3] Its flat top dominates the horizon. light brown sugar - the dark one makes the filling a lot darker and richer and more similar to the mince pies, I prefer the light brown sugar Carefully line the muffin tin holes with the pastry circles and refrigerate until the filling is readyThey had sold 50,000 items as of November 2007. Butter pastry, demerara sugar, butter, eggs, sultanas, currants, almonds, diced cherries, vinegar, and diced almonds were all used in the recipe. Sainsbury’s still sold them as of 2019. Ecclefechan Tart Pronounce

I first saw Ecclefechan Tarts a few years ago. I knew they would be easy to make and they promised to be very tasty. My sister, Margaret, who lives in Canada recently messaged me about them too, so I thought I ought to get around to making some. Ecclefechan Tarts Ecclefechan ( Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Fheichein) is a small village located in Dumfries and Galloway in the south of Scotland. They’re a great option if you want to try something different from a Christmas mince pie, just like our Congress Tarts are. But let’s be honest, these are great all year round!You can sprinkle some icing sugar over the tarts once the cool down for a more festive look, but that's entirely optional. For us, the Ecclefechan Tart is the perfect Christmas sweet treat but is probably more popular over Hogmanay (New Year celebrations) here in Scotland. Why have I heard of Ecclefechan Tarts? To make the pastry, use the flour to make a mound on the work surface, then make a well in the centre. Place all the other ingredients except for the milk in the middle. Getting this right took us a wee while as it doesn’t roll off the tongue for non-Scots, and it certainly isn’t a word you can sound out as you were taught at school. If necessary add a little of the milk to get the mixture to clump. Then squeeze the dough into a ball.

Transfer the mixture to the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Add the sugar and whisk briefly by hand to combine.

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This scrumptious product also fits perfectly into our luxury range of traditional Scottish delicacies. Ecclefechan is in the parliamentary constituency of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, David Mundell is the current Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP). Janet Little (1759-1813), a poet who published The Poetical Works of Janet Little, The Scotch Milkmaid in 1791 was born at Nether Bogside in Ecclefechan parish. She was a contemporary of Robert Burns. Picture in your mind deep cups of buttery shortbread pastry filled to the brim with juicy sultanas and currants, combined with delectable pieces of glace cherry and chopped almonds (or look below…)