Fruit Roll

Ingredients:

• A little oil, for greasing
• 25 gm glace (candied) cherries, rinsed, dried and roughly chopped
• 25 gm chopped almonds
• 100 g sultanas (golden raisins)
• 75 ml clear honey
• 150 gm cups self-raising flour
• A pinch of salt
• 50 gm Butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 60 ml milk
• 15 ml granulated sugar
• Fresh Cream, to serve

Method:

1. Oil a baking sheet.
2. In a bowl, mix together the cherries, almonds, sultanas and honey.
3. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Stir in the butter.
4. Add all but 15 ml of the egg and enough of the milk to form soft but not sticky dough. On a lightly floured surface, knead gently.
5. Roll out to a rectangle about 30 x 20 cm/12 x 8 in. Spread the filling over the surface to within 1 cm of the edge all round.
6. Brush the edges with a little of the reserved beaten egg. Roll up, starting from a long edge, and press the edges together to seal.
7. Transfer to the baking sheet.
8. Brush with the remaining egg and sprinkle with the sugar.
9. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6 for 20 minutes until crisp and golden.
10. Serve hot, with Fresh cream.