Rock cakes
Ingredients
7
Steps
3
Serves
10
Cook Time
15-20 Min
Ingredients
- 75g/3oz butter, cubed
- 225g/8oz self-raising flour
- 100g/4oz caster sugar
- 75g/3oz mixed dried fruit
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 egg
- 50ml/2fl oz milk
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Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6. Grease two baking trays.
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Sift the flour into a large bowl, and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, dried fruit and ginger.
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In a bowl, whisk together the egg and milk. Add the dry ingredients and mix to a stiff dough. Drop rough heaps of mixture, about 3 tablespoons at a time, onto the baking trays. Bake for 10–15 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack.