God’s Kitchels

• 1lb puff pastry
• 8oz currants
• 3oz

These cakes were made in Suffolk during the twelve days of Christmas, from December 25th to January 6th, and were specially kept for visiting god-children, as this was the one time of the year when they were certain to pay a visit to their godparents. There used to be a saying ‘Ask me a blessing and I will give you a kitchel.’

Divide the pastry into two pieces and roll out each piece to