Name: Fat rascals
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175g plain flour; 175g self-raising flour; 175g cold butter cut into cubes; 1tsp baking powder; 120g caster sugar; 175g mixed dried fruit; 1tsp cinnamon; ½tsp nutmeg; 1 orange zested; 1 lemon zested; 2 eggs beaten; 1-2 tbsp milk; 18 blanched almonds; 6 glacé cherries halved

175g plain flour
175g self-raising flour
175g cold butter
cut into cubes
1tsp baking powder
120g caster sugar
175g mixed dried fruit
1tsp cinnamon
½tsp nutmeg
1 orange
zested
1 lemon
zested
2 eggs
beaten
1-2 tbsp milk

To decorate

18 blanched almonds
6 glacé cherries
halved

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. Put the flours and butter in a food processor and blitz until you have a texture like fine breadcrumbs (you can also do this by hand by rubbing the butter into the flour). Tip into a large bowl and stir in the baking powder, sugar, mixed dried fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange and lemon zest, and a pinch of salt.
step 2
Mix to combine everything, then stir in all but 1½ tbsp beaten egg. Bring together into a ball of dough – if it’s too dry then mix in 1-2 tbsp milk. You should have a soft dough, similar to a scone dough. Divide the dough into 6 and press each piece into a fat disc that’s around 3-4cm thick. Put the rounds onto the baking tray and then glaze with the remaining egg. Put 2 pieces of cherry on top to resemble eyes and horizontally line up 3 blanched almonds a centimetre down from the cherries to resemble a mouth. Bake in the oven for 15-20 mins until cooked through. You can tap on the bottom and they should sound hollow.