You'll Need:

# 12oz (350g) plain flour
# pinch salt
# 1 tsp. mixed spice
# 6oz (150g) butter
# 4oz (100g) caster sugar
# 3oz (75g) currants
# 1 lemon, finely grated rind
# 1 egg beaten
# 1 tbsp. milk

Procedure:

# Sift flour, salt and spice into a bowl # Rub in butter, add sugar, currants and lemon rind # Beat egg and milk, add to make a pliable dough # Roll out just under a quarter inch (5mm) thick # Cut out biscuits using a 3inch(75cm) fluted cutter and transfer to lightly greased baking sheets # Use scraps to make more biscuits # Bake at 375F, Gas Mark 5, 190C for 10-12 minutes # Cool on a wire rack

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