Fat rascals
Baking a batch of fruity little scones for tea is really easy... though maybe less so if you rope in the little ones!
Ingredients
- 150驳/5录辞锄 plain flour
- 150驳/5录辞锄 self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 65驳/2录辞锄 lard, diced
- 65驳/2录辞锄 unsalted butter, diced
- 90驳/3录辞锄 caster sugar
- 1 orange, zest only
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 陆 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 50驳/1戮辞锄 currants
- 50驳/1戮辞锄 raisins
- 50驳/1戮辞锄 sultanas
- 50ml/1戮fl oz double cream
- 2 free-range eggs, beaten
- 50驳/1戮辞锄 glac茅 cherries
- 50驳/1戮辞锄 blanched almonds
To serve
- 100驳/3陆辞锄 clotted cream
- 70驳/2陆辞锄 strawberry jam
- 50驳/1戮辞锄 unsalted butter
Method
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
Sieve the flours into a bowl and stir in the baking powder.
Add the diced lard and butter and rub into the flour using your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add the sugar, orange zest, lemon zest, cinnamon, nutmeg and dried fruit and mix until well combined.
Stir in the cream and half of the beaten egg until the mixtures comes together as a dough. Cut the dough into six pieces, shape into large rounds, 2cm/1in deep and place onto the prepared baking tray.
Brush the remaining beaten egg over the top of the 'rascals' and top with the glac茅 cherries and blanched almonds.
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until golden-brown. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.
Serve warm with the clotted cream, jam and butter.
