Rock Drops

7oz (200g)  plain flour

2 tspn baking powder

4 oz (100g) butter..cut into small pieces

3 oz (75g) demerara sugar

5 oz (125g) mixed dried fruit..

(I used a combination of Sultanas, cherries apricots, cranberries I also put in a few walnuts)

I beaten egg

2 tbspn milk

Lightly grease a baking/ cookie tray 

Sieve the flour and baking powder together into a mixing bowl.  Rub in the butter with your fingers until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs

Stir in the sugar and mixture of fruits 

Add the beaten egg and the milk into the mixture and bring together to form a soft dough

Spoon 8 mounds of the mixture on to the baking tray, making sure that they are spaced well apart as they will spread during cooking

Bake in a preheated oven 200 C/400 F/GM6, for about 15-20 minutes until firm to the touch when pressed with a finger

Remove the rock drops from the baking tray.  Either serve piping hot from the oven or transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool before serving.

These are very easy to make and  I can confirm that they wont be in the cake tin for long!!!