Ingredients
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1 teaspoon mixed spice
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90 g butter
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1/2 cup milk
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60 g butter, extra
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1/3 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup mixed chopped dried fruit (apricots, glace cherries, almonds, glace ginger, sultanas, currants, etc) or 1/2 cup nuts (apricots, glace cherries, almonds, glace ginger, sultanas, currants, etc)
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milk, for glazing
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1 egg, beaten
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2 cups self raising flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190'c, grease ovenproof dish.
- Sift flour and spice, rub in butter.
- Mix to a soft scone (biscuit) type dough with beaten egg and milk.
- Roll out onto a floured board, about 7mm (1/4 inch) thick.
- Cream very soft extra butter and brown sugar.Spread over scone dough, then sprinkle with mixed chopped nuts and fruit.
- Roll up tightly and slice into 12 equal pieces.
- Place in baking dish cut side up, and glaze lightly with milk.
- Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes, until lightly browned and cooked through.
- Serve warm, split, with butter.