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Rocking rock cakes
Session: 7
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Ingredients
200g self-raising flour
75g butter or margarine
75g sugar
75g mixed dried fruit
1 egg
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Equipment
Non-stick baking tray (lined)
Sieve
Mixing bowl
Weighing scales
Palette knife
Small bowl
Fork
Spoons
Cooling rack
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Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220°C or gas mark 7.
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2. Sieve the flour into the bowl.
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3. Rub in the butter or margarine into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
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4. Stir in the sugar and dried fruit.
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5. Whisk the egg lightly in a small bowl.
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6. Make a well in the middle of the flour and carefully add the egg.
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7. Mix to form a soft, yet firm dough.
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8. Using 2 spoons, divide the dough into 8 ‘rocks’ and place on the baking tray.
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9. Bake for 12 – 15 minutes, until golden brown.
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10. Allow to cool on a cooling rack.
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Top tips
Use 50g coconut instead of dried fruit.
Leave out the dried fruit, and when on the baking tray, add a small spoon of jam in the middle of each cake.
Add a few drops of water if the dough is too dry.
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