Ingredients :

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# 2 cups self raising flour
# 1/4 tsp mixed spice
# 1/3 cup butter
# 1/3 cup caster sugar
# 2 Tbsp sultanas
# 2 Tbsp currants
# 1 Tbsp mixed peel
# 1 egg, beaten
# 1/2 cup milk

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Method :

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Preheat oven to 220C (425F). Sift flour and spice. Rub butter into flour with fingertips. Add sugar, fruit and peel. Mix with egg and sufficient milk to form a stiff dough. Place spoonfuls of mixture on greased oven tray (cookie sheet). Bake at 200C until golden brown, 10 - 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Makes 24.