Name: 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

Cornish Tea Cakes

Ingredients

8 ounces self-raising flour
4 ounces lard or margarine
4 ounces currants
1/2 tsp mixed spice
1 ounce candied peel
2 ounces 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.