rock buns

How to make Rock Cakes, using simple ingredients. Inside the crispy sugary shell of British rock cakes is a marvellous crumbly texture with an even scattering of your chosen dried fruit.These simple English cakes make a great addition to an afternoon tea stand. Perfect kids snack for their lunch box or school fete.US &amp; UK measurements given

Rock Cakes Old Fashioned Recipe

Plain Flour

½ tsp Baking Powder

White Sugar (+ extra to sprinkle on

Salt

½ tsp Mixed Spice

Butter

Sultanas (Can use any dried fruits)

Large Egg

Milk

Preheat

Preheat Oven to 190°C /170°C fan/ 375°F.Add flour, salt, baking soda and mixed spices into a bowl

Add butter and rub together using fingertips into the dry cake mix

Breadcrumbs

Sultanas

Stir

Whisk

Whisk milk and egg together in a separate bowl

Add the whisked egg and milk to the rock cake mixture

Moist

Use a fork to mix well together until moist and sticky

Seperate

Separate into 9 even-sized cakes use a fork to rough up the cakes a little.

Oven

Leave space between each rock cake as they will grow during cooking! Cook in preheated 190°C /170°C fan/ 375°F oven for 15-20 minutes until golden.

Remove

Remove from oven, it is normal for them to still feel a bit soft at this point. They will firm up whilst cooling!

Cool

Once cool enough to touch with hands, transfer to a wire rack to allow to cool further.

Sugar

Serve

Eat whilst still warm, or allow to cool then store in an airtight container until ready to eat.

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How to make Rock Cakes, using simple ingredients.
Inside the crispy sugary shell of British rock cakes is a marvellous crumbly texture with an even scattering of your chosen dried fruit.
These simple English cakes make a great addition to an afternoon tea stand.
Perfect kids snack for their lunch box or school fete.
US & UK measurements given

Rock Cakes- Old Fashioned Recipe

Hybrid of a fruit scone with a rough exterior

Fruity Rock Cakes

Self Raising flour

70 g of cold block dairy-free butter cut up

caster sugar

g of dried fruit

g of dairy-free yoghurt

ml of cold oat or soya milk

lemon juice

tbsp of ground flaxseeds egg

Preheat the oven to 185C and line a baking tray with baking parchment.

If you are using ground flaxseeds, place into a cup with 3 tbsp of hot water. Mix and set to one side to become thick

Into a large bowl add the flour and chunks of butter. Using your hands rub the butter into the flour until it resembles large breadcrumbs. You could also use a pastry blender.

Into the bowl with the flour add the sugar, fruit, zest and a pinch of salt and combine.

Now, in a jug add the yoghurt, milk and the lemon juice and give it a stir,

Pour in the thickened flaxseeds into the dry ingredients and mix using a round-edged knife.  Add the milk combination a little at a time, gradually bring the dough together. The dough should hold it's shape but not be too stiff. You may not need to add everything from the jug.

Divide the dough into roughly 9 pieces and spoon onto the baking tray and place into the oven.

Bake between 20-25 minutes or until they become a light golden brown. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with a little caster sugar. Remove from the tray and place onto a cooling rack. Once cool store in an airtight container.

Rock buns are best eaten the same day but will store ok for a couple of days this way. You can warm them a little in the microwave. I like mine cut and spread with butter.They also freeze well in a freezer bag, then warmed lightly to serve.

Grandma&#8217;s Rock Buns (Gluten &#038; Dairy Free)

gluten free self raising flour

dairy free spread

sultanas

dairy free milk

Add the egg and milk to form a sticky dough

Divide the mixture into 6 buns and place on a baking sheet

Bake in the centre of the oven for 25 minutes

Remove from the oven and allow to cool before serving

These traditional pastries from England feature that famous craggy exterior with a buttery tender crumb that&#39;s flavored with dried currants, candied lemon peel and mixed spice.  They&#39;re super easy to make and are positively delicious!

Rock Cakes (Rock Buns)

all-purpose flour flour

sugar

baking powder

mixed spice

mixed spice ((highly recommended; click link for recipe))

salt

butter

milk

vanilla extract

currants ((aka zante raisins))

candied lemon peel

lemon

Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C. Line a baking sheet.Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and mixed spice in a mixing bowl. Add the cold diced butter.Use your hands to the butter into the flour, working quickly, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. You can also do this by pulsing the mixture in a food process.

In a small bowl, lightly whisk together the egg, milk and vanilla extract. Add this to the flour mixture. Use a fork to stir the mixture until it comes together in a clumpy mass of dough. The mixture shouldn&#39;t be too wet but if it&#39;s too dry to form into clumps for baking add just a tiny bit more milk.Stir in the dried currants and candied lemon peel, using your hands if needed but be careful not to over-mix the dough. If the dough has become too warm, chill it for 30 minutes or so before baking.

Break off 6 chunks of the dough, with each chunk weighing 95-100 grams for uniform sizes. Place these on a lined baking sheet, spread a couple of inches apart from each other.Bake the rock cakes on the middle rack for about 20 minutes or until they turn light golden.Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the rock cakes sit for a couple of minutes until they&#39;re cool enough to handle and then serve immediately while still warm.

One of my very favorites from childhood, these were absolutely perfect.  I even went so far as to make the candied lemon peel and you've fully won me over - delicious!  Thank you for this wonderful recipe.

My take on the famous Betty&#x27;s Fat Rascals; Fat Rascals are a cross between a bun and a scone, more like a rock cake, and are delicious when enjoyed with an afternoon cuppa. The origin of the name is unknown, but they are thought to have been made since the mid-19th Century under the name of Fat Rascals, although the original recipe is thought to be Elizabethan.

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