Gloucester Lardy Cake

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Farmhouse Kitchen

By Mary Norwak

Published 1991

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Ingredients

  • 1lb basic bread dough which has risen once
  • 4oz lard
  • 4

Method

Roll out the dough into a rectangle as for puff pastry. Spread one-third of the lard, sugar and fruit over two-thirds of the surface and fold into three. Repeat this twice more and then set aside to rest. Roll the dough mixture out again, roll up like a Swiss roll and cut into two. Place each half cut side down in greased five-inch diameter cake tins. Cover with a clean towel and leave in a war