The presenter, 46, shard his recipe for Eccles cakes on the ITV cooking show this morning. The flaky pastry offerings feature a filling of sugar, chopped peel and currents. When James Martin took his cakes out of the oven, he also dished out some serving suggestions as he carefully scooped the hot pastries off the tray and onto a board. “You can serve these with cheese, because you’ve got the sugar and currants in there, everything caramelises…” he explained.
Warning viewers about the dangers of the hot sugar filling, he added: “Whatever you do, don’t serve these straight out of the oven. Otherwise, proper third degree burns.
“They are piping hot,” he said seriously.
James then quipped: “Cue our director which then will run in and eat these in about 30 seconds.
“You’ve been warned!” he told the director off-screen.
Meanwhile, James’ recipe for Eccles cakes saw him instruct fans to melt butter, currants, sugars and all spice, make a dough for the pastry and construct the British delights before popping them in an oven.
The cakes baked for 15 minutes before being served up.
James Martin: Saturday Morning host issued a warning to his director (Image: GETTY • ITV)
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