Fat Rascals

• temps total: 31 minutes

Ingrédients

375g plain flour @cotswoldflour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp cinnamon

125g cold salted butter, cubed

100g caster sugar

Zest of 1 lemon

Zest of 1 orange

75g currants @ocadouk

75g sultanas @whitworthsuk

30g miixed peel

1 large egg @clarence_court

100ml double cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

For the faces

16 glacé cherry halves

blanched almonds

Syrup)

100ml Water

100g Caster sugar

Instructions

Heat oven to 200C/180°C Fan. Boil the wait syrup together for 5 minutes. Let cool.

Line a large tray with baking paper. In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients.

Rub in the cold butter until the mix looks like fine breadcrumbs. Add caster sugar, lemon zest, orange zest, currants and sultanas.

Whisk the egg, cream and vanilla together and pour it into the dry mix. Bring the dough together with your hands. It should be firm and slightly sticky. If too dry, add 1 tbsp extra cream.

Divide into 8 large rough rounds. You don’t want them neat. Press each one down slightly.

Brush with the syrup. Decorate with a traditional face. Two cherry halves for eyes. Two or four almonds for teeth. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until risen, golden and slightly cracked.

Cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm with tea.