Rock cakes

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

-Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6. Grease two

baking trays.

-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.

-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.