Currant Cakes
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
12
- Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups plain flour
- salt
- 2 tsps Baking powder
- 0.333 cup butter
- 0.333 cup caster sugar
- ½ cup Currants
- ¼ tsp grated Nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground mixed spice
- 1 egg (beaten)
- 2 Tbsps milk
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 190C|375F|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.
3.
Stir in the sugar, fruit and spices. Beat in the egg and just enough milk to make a stiff mixture.
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
