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Yorkshire fat rascals
Rich fruited scone-cakes with a cherry and almond face
Fat rascals are big, rough, fruit-studded cakes from the North York Moors, halfway between a scone and a rock cake, and the famous Harrogate tea rooms made them a visitor's treat. Each one gets a face of glacé cherries and blanched almonds before baking. Eat them warm, split and buttered, with a pot of tea. Chef's tip: work the dough as little as possible, just until it holds; overmixed rascals bake up tough.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 12 ½ oz self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 5 ½ oz cold butterdiced
- 3 ½ oz caster sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 egg
- ½ cup single cream
- 8 glacé cherrieshalved
- 1 egg yolkbeaten with 1 tbsp water
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan) and line a baking tray.
2 minStep 2: Rub the 5 ½ oz cold butter into the 12 ½ oz self-raising flour and 1 tsp baking powder until it looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the 3 ½ oz caster sugar, 1 orange zest, 1 lemon zest, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp grated nutmeg and 5 ½ oz mixed currants, raisins and peel.
6 minStep 3: Beat the 1 egg with the ½ cup single cream and stir in with a knife until the dough just comes together.
2 minStep 4: Divide into 8 rough balls, set them on the tray and flatten slightly to 2 cm. Brush with 1 egg yolk.
5 minStep 5: Press two 8 glacé cherries halves in for eyes and three 24 blanched almonds for teeth on each.
3 minStep 6: Bake for 18–20 minutes, until golden brown and firm underneath. A common mistake is pulling them pale, which leaves the centre doughy. Eat warm.
20 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does yorkshire fat rascals take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of self-raising flour?
- Plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder per 150g (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of baking powder?
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda + ½ tsp cream of tartar per 1 tsp.
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