Gluten Free Fruit Buns Recipe

These fruit buns are one of my dad’s favourites.  So easy to make, they are similar to a scone. Lovely with a bit of butter or on their own with a cuppa.

Makes around 12 buns.

What do you need?

• 225 g ( 8 ounces) gluten free self-raising flour
• pinch salt
• 100 g ( 3.5 ounces) butter
• 85 g ( 2 ounces) mixed dried fruit
• 1 tablespoon  mixed peel
• 55 g ( (1.5 ounces) castor sugar
• 1 medium egg
• a little milk to mix.

What do you do?

1. Preheat oven to 200 c or Gas 6.
2. Grease baking trays.
3. Rub the butter into flour to make bread crumbs.
4. Add salt
5. Add fruit, mix peel, and sugar.
6. Beat eggs with milk add to dry flour mix.
7. Make into a stiff dough.
8. Take a dessert spoon sized heap and put it onto the baking tray.
9. Bake and leave to cool.