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Rock cakes
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Beverages, Cakes, Desserts, Fruits, Pastry |
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Ingredients:
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| cup | All-purpose flour | | 2
| tsp | Baking powder | | | Pn Salt | | 1/2
| tsp | Ground nutmeg | | 1/4
| tsp | Ground cinnamon | | 1/4
| tsp | Ground cloves | | 1/4
| cup | Cold butter, cut in | | | -small pieces | | 1/4
| cup | Solid vegetable shortening | | | -cut in pieces | | 1/3
| cup | Raisins (plumped) | | 1/3
| cup | Chopped walnuts | | 2/3
| cup | Packed light brown sugar | | | Grated peel of one lemon | | 1
| | Egg, lightly beaten | | 1
| tbsp | To 2T milk |
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Procedures:
| 1 | A staple at english boarding schools, these individual cakes are served with afternoon tea. | | 2 | They don"t keep well; after a day they take on the characteristics of "rocks". | | 3 | Preheat oven to 400f (205c). | | 4 | Grease a large baking sheet; set aside. | | 5 | Sift flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves into a large bowl. | | 6 | With your fingers, rub in butter and shortening until mixture is crumbly. | | 7 | Stir in raisins, walnuts, brown sugar, and lemon peel. | | 8 | Add egg and just enough milk to make a stiff dough. | | 9 | Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart on baking sheet. | | 10 | Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. | | 11 | Transfer to a wire rack to cool. | | 12 | Serve fresh. | | 13 | Makes about 15 rock cakes |
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