Picture Pending as the first lot made were eaten YUM!!
Ingredients:
225g self raising flour
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
100g butter
75g caster sugar, plus extra for dusting
75g mixed dried fruit
25g mixed peel
1 large egg, beaten
a few drops of milk if needed
Auntie Val’s jam of your choice
Method:
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Preheat the oven to 180C/ gas 4 and grease two baking trays. sift the flour and cinnamon into a bowl and rub in the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, mixed dried fruit and mixed peel.
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Add the egg to the mixture to form a very stiff dough add a few drops of milk if needed. Spoon 12 equal heaps of the mixture onto the trays. Make a small well in the centre of each heap with your finger and fill with Jam of your choice then sprinkle with a little extra sugar.
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Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cakes are a nice golden colour. allow to cool in the tray for a few minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
