Rock Bun Recipe

Rock Buns

Oven should be at gas 5, 190° (fan 170°?)

175g Wholemeal Flour

175g  Plain White Flour

1/4 teaspoon (tsp) Salt

2 level tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Nutmeg*

1/4 tsp Mixed Spice*

175g Butter

175g Soft Brown Sugar

75g Currants/Sultanas/ or mixed fruit*

25g mixed peel*

an egg

a little milk 

Mix the flours, salt, baking powder, sugar and spices, then rub in the butter reasonably thoroughly. 

add the fruit, mix in egg so that a stiff dough is formed. This is the point where you might need to add a little milk - only enough so that it all holds together.

This will make about 12 - 16 buns - use  about a dessert spoonful of mixture to make ranks of them on a baking tray then stick in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes 

*The above is the Delia Smith quantity. I always add at least 25%.