English Toasted Teacakes

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 400 g plain flour
• 12 g salt
• 40 g sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 50 g butter
• 25 g dried yeast
• 220 ml water
• 80 g sultanas
• 60 g mixed peel
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl place the flour, salt, sugar, cinnamon, butter and yeast.
• 2 add the water and mix together to form a dough. knead for 2 minutes and then transfer the dough to a floured work surface. knead the dough for a further 5 minutes then place back in the bowl for 1 hour to rise.
• 3 add the sultanas and mixed peel and divide the dough into 80g pieces, shape them into balls and using a rolling pin flatten them out to 1cm thick.
• 4 place the teacakes onto a greased baking tray and leave to rise for a further hour.
• 5 set the oven to 375°f
• 6 brush the teacakes with beaten egg and bake for 15 minutes.
• 7 once cool, serve toasted with loads of butter!