ROCK CAKES

Ingredients......225gm of plain flour, 1 dsp of baking powder, 115gm of butter/ marg, 85gm of soft brown sugar,85gm of mixed dried fruit, finely grated rind of 1 lemon, 1 egg lightly beaten, 1- 2 tbs of milk, 1 dsp of castor sugar. Preheat your oven to 200 deg C. Lightly grease 2 baking trays and line with baking paper. In a large bowl mix together the flour and baking powder and rub in the butter/ marg using your fingertips. Stir in the brown sugar, mixed dried fruit and the grated lemon rind. Add 1 tbs of milk to the lightly beaten egg and stir into the flour mix, adding a little more milk until you have a moist, firm dough. Spoon small heaps of the mixture onto the prepared trays. Sprinkle with the castor sugar. bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown and firm. Use a flat knife to transfer the rock cakes to a wire rack to cool completely.