Miss D’s Pastry Pig’s Ears

Name: Miss D’s Pastry Pig’s Ears
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: 175 ml (½ cup) blackstrap molasses (black treacle, date syrup or honey also work); 2 large eggs; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp baking powder; 100 g (1 cup) pecans, toasted and chopped (you can also use walnuts or hazelnuts); 150 ml (⅔ cup) sugar syrup (300 g/1½ cups caster sugar dissolved into 150 ml/⅔ cup water over low heat); splash milk; 8 tbsp butter, melted and cooled slightly; 350 g (2½ cups) plain flour, plus extra for rolling; vegetable oil (for deep frying)

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Grand Dishes

By Iska Lupton

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

350 g (2½ cups) plain flour, plus extra for rolling
1 tsp baking powder</

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
In another bowl beat the eggs with a whisk until frothy. Add the cooled melted butter while beating, then change to a spoon and fold into the flour mixture in four parts - a dough will form. Use your hands to bring the dough together and add a tiny splash of milk if the mixture is too dry - it shoul