Fat Rascals- United Kingdom #66

Fat Rascals- United Kingdom #66

Baking a batch of fruity little scones for coffee or tea is really easy. A cross between a bun and a scone, flecked with citrus peel and spice and filled with juicy fruit. It originated in Yorkshire at least as early as the 19th century.

Ingredients:

1-1/4c. all-purpose flour
1-1/4c. self-raising flour
1 tsp. baking powder
6T. lard, diced
6T. unsalted butter, diced
90g. sugar
1 orange zest only
1 lemon, zest only
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1/2c.currants
1/2c. raisins
1/2c. sultanas
1/4c. heavy cream
2 eggs beaten
1/2c. glaze cherries
1/2c. blanched almonds
To Serve:
3-1/2oz. clotted cream
2-1/2oz. strawberry jam
1-3/4oz. unsalted butter

  1. Preheat oven 400F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Sift the flours into a bowl and stir in the baking powder.
  3. Add the diced lard and butter and rub into the flour using your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  4. Add the sugar, orange zest, lemon zest, cinnamon, nutmeg and dried fruit and mix until well combined.
  5. Stir in the cream and half of the beaten egg until the mixtures comes together as a dough.
  6. Cut the dough into 6 pieces, shape into large rounds, 1inch deep and place onto the prepared baking tray.
  7. Brush the remaining beaten egg over the top of the 'rascals' and top with the glaze cherries and blanched almonds.
  8. Bake for 15-20mins. or until golden brown. remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.
  9. Serve warm with the clotted cream, jam and butter.

Results: This was an easy scone/cake to make. I made smaller scones and ended up with 9 instead of 6. It seemed like a lot of work for just 6 scones. I substituted maraschino cherries for glazed cherries, which I understand are sweeter than maraschinos. Other than that no other changes.
Bottom Line:Delicious!! with or without clotted cream and jam. My tasters reported that they really liked the texture and the almond crunch on top. I've tagged this recipe to make again.
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