Teacakes (contains yeast)

A traditional English favourite.

Ingredients
1kg flour
600mls water
100-250g raisin and mixed peel (to taste)
125g hard fat (coconut fat, butter, lard or beef dripping)
75g-100g sugar
50g yeast
1 tsp ground mixed spice

Method
Mix the flour, sugar, yeast, spice, raisins and mixed peel together.
Melt the fat and add to warm water. The final liquid should be hand temperature.
Add the liquid to the flour.
Knead for 5 minutes.
Leave to rise for 1 hour.
Knock back.
Roll into a sausage, cut into 24 rounds/pieces of equal size.
Place on a baking sheet and leave to rise for 30 minutes.
Bake at 225oC for 12 minutes.

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