Rock Buns

Otterburn was where Alasdair’s granny grew up and his mum used to stay at her grandparents farm in the holidays.

Ingredients:

½ lb flour

Pinch of salt

1 tsp baking powder

1½ - 2 oz lard

1½ - 2 oz butter or margarine

3 - 4 oz brown sugar

3 oz currants

1 oz candied peel chopped

1 egg

A little milk

Method:

Sift the flour, salt and baking powder and then rub in the butter and lard. Add the sugar, currants and candied peel. Beat up the egg with a little milk and mix the whole with a fork into a dry, stiff mixture. Arrange on a greased baking tray in rough heaps. Bake for 20 minutes. Leave in tin overnight.