Recipe

Step 1: Sift together the flour, spice and salt into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Add the butter and run in with your fingertips until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.

Step 2: Stir in the dried fruit and lemon zest, then pour in the egg and mix with a fork until the mixture comes together like pastry dough. If it’s too dry, add the milk.

Step 3: Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4″ thick and stamp out 1-1/2″ rounds with a cookie cutter.

Step 4: Heat a griddle, heavy frying pan or skillet to medium hot.

Step 5: Add the tea cakes and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, until golden.

Step 6: Sprinkle with extra sugar and serve immediately.

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Reprinted with permission from Rose Carrarini’s How to Boil an Egg (2013 Phaidon).