Spread a pretty cloth on the table and enjoy the best
of old-style baking with this blue-ribbon collection of cakes and dessert
Rock cakes
Rock cakes
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Makes 20
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Prep 15 minutes
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Cook 20 minutes
Ingredient
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1½ cups self-raising flour
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½ cup plain flour
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¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
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¹⁄³ cup caster sugar
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100g butter, chilled, chopped
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¾ cup sultanas
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2 tablespoons mixed peel
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1 egg, lightly beaten
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¹⁄³ cup milk
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Softened butter, to serve
Recipe
1.
Preheat oven to 200°C/180°Cfan-forced. Line 2
large baking trays with baking paper.
2.
Sift flours and cinnamon into a large
bowl. Stir in sugar. Using your fingertips, rub butter into flour
mixture until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in sultanas and mixed
peel. Make a well in the centre. Combine egg and milk in a jug. Pour egg mixture
into well. Using a butter knife, mix ingredients to form a sticky dough, adding
more milk if necessary.
3.
Spoon 1½ tablespoons of mixture, 5cm apart, onto
prepared trays.
4.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Stand
for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve rock cakes warm or at
room temperature with butter.
Nutrition: (per serve) 605kJ; 6.6g fat;
4.2g sat fat; 2.1g protein; 19.1g carbs; 0.8g fibre; 21mg chol; 140mg sodium.
