Just add some cream and jam, and you'll think you are on holiday.

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Ingredients

225g (8oz) Self raising flour

Pinch of salt

50g (2oz) Margarine or baking spread

25g ((1oz) Caster sugar

50g (2 oz) Currants/Sultanas

1 Medium egg, beaten with sufficient milk to make 150ml (1/4 pint) liquid

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Method

1 Heat oven to 220oC, 425oF, Gas mark 7 and grease a baking tray

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2 Mix flour and salt, rub in margarine and stir in sugar and fruit

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3 Add egg and milk reserving a little for brushing the tops.

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4 Knead lightly on a floured surface and roll out to 1cm (1/2 inch) in thickness and cut into 6.5cm (21/2 inch) rounds

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5 Re-roll the trimmings  and cut more rounds

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6 Brush the tops with egg and milk and bake fopr about 10 minutes

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