Ingredients

• 150g/5½oz plain flour
• 150g/5½oz self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 150g/5½oz butter
• 150g/5½oz mixed dried fruit
• 100g/3½oz caster sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• ½ tsp grated nutmeg
• 1 orange
• zest only
• 1 lemon
• zest only
• 1 free-range egg yolk
• about 50ml/2fl oz milk
• 1 free-range egg
• yolk only
• pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp water
• flaked almonds and glacé cherries
• to decorate

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas6. Grease a baking tray.
• Sieve the flours and baking powder into a large bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Add the mixed dried fruit
• sugar
• spices
• orange and lemon zests.
• Lightly beat the egg yolk and add it to the mixture with enough milk to make a stiff dough (you may not need all the milk). Divide the dough into 12
• shape into mounds and place onto the baking tray.
• For the glaze
• mix the egg yolk
• salt and water together and brush the mixture over each rascal. Decorate with the almonds and glacé cherries and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.