Ingredients
- 450 g (2 cups or 1 lb) plain flour
- 225 g (1 cup or 8 oz) butter
- 170 g (¾ cup or 6 oz) castor sugar
- 4 eggs
- 85 g (3 oz) currants, sultanas, raisins or other dried fruit
- dash of milk
- pinch of salt
Make it step by step
- In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour then rub together with the butter and salt until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Mix in sugar and dried fruit.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating together until mixture forms a thick dough. If dough will not form, add a small amount of milk (i.e. a tablespoon).
- Knead for two to three minutes until dough becomes cohesive and slightly elastic.
- Roll dough out on a flat surface.
- Cut 2–3-inch circles from the dough and fry
- Preheat a griddle on high than lower it to medium-low (this is important to stop burning)
- Griddle 2-4 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Contributor history and attribution
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