Cornish Tea Cakes
Ingredients
- 8 ounce self-raising flour
- 4 ounce lard or margarine
- 4 ounce currants
- 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- 1 ounce candied peel
- 2 ounce sugar
- 1/2 pint milk
- beaten egg to glaze
Instructions
Rub the fat in the flour, then add the currants, sugar, peel and mixed spice. Add sufficient milk to make into a soft dough. Roll out to half an inch thickness and cut to shape with a round cutter. Brush with beaten egg to glaze and bake at about 350F for 10 to 15 minutes. These are nice split and spread with butter.