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This recipe was adapted from a collection of old English recipes compiled in the 1930's. The intro to Egg Curry Cheesecakes mentions it was "given me half a century ago and came from a family famous as cooks and housewives in their own neighbourhood". I am sure someone can explain the use of Cheesecake in the name but Curry?

Egg Curry Cheesecake Dainties

Egg Curry Cheesecakes
1/4 lb butter
1/4 lb fine white sugar
yolk of 1 egg and whites of 2
2 oz currants
2 oz candied peel
and a little rum
Puff pastry to line patty pans

Not being a great fan of candied peel or currants I substituted a mix of dried fruit berries (available from Waitrose as the 'WildOnes ') which comprised Blueberries, Cranberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, Marionberries and Cherries. The amount of fruit in the recipe, 4oz, seems a lot I only used 75g tub of the dried fruit. With no rum I substituted a teaspoon of my Orange Syrup that remained from last week.

All that is required is to cream the butter and sugar together. Add the yolk and then the 'well-whisked whites'. This I took to mean whisked to firm peaks. Then mix in the fruit and rum and spoon into some patty pans lined with puff pastry. A 20 minute bake at 160C until nicely browned on top.

The filling puffs up magnificently but falls on cooling. I prefer them cold but topped with a little cream or ice-cream they could also be served warm.

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Your photography is just fabulous! These egg curry cheesecakes just pop! We'll have five of these please! Three for me and two for him! :)

Thanks you two; very kind of you to say so. Glad you said hello, I must spend some time exploring your site for it looks very interesting.

Hello, I am a new entry and would never imagine having curry in cheesecake. But your recipe sounds great.

I too was very surprised when I came across your egg curry cheesecakes! What a name eh! Have you managed to find out where the 'curry' part of the name originated from?

The recipe does sound and look amazing. Please get in touch if you wish to add it to my quick free recipe site, and I'll pop it on for you.

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