Rock cakes - recipe

Ingredients

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1

Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan, 375°F, gas mark 5). Grease a baking tray.
2
Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

For this step you'll need:
- 225g Plain white flour
- pinch Salt
- 2tsp Baking powder
- 75g Butter (unsalted)
3
Stir in the sugar, fruit and spices. Beat in the egg and just enough milk to make a stiff mixture.

For this step you'll need:
- 75g Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 75g Currants
- ¼tsp Nutmeg grated
- ¼g Mixed spice ground
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) beaten
- 2½ tbsp Milk (whole)
4

Drop tablespoons of the mixture on the baking tray and rough up each with a fork.
5

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until cooked through. Cool on a wire rack.

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