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275 g/10 oz/2.5 cups plain (all-purpose)
flour
A pinch of salt
40 g/1.5 oz/3 tbsp white vegetable fat (shortening), diced
90 g/3.5 oz/scant 0.5 cup hard block margarine, diced
Cold water, to mix
75 g/3 oz dark brown sugar
5 ml/1 tsp mixed (apple-pie) spice
2.5 ml/0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
45 ml/3 tbsp hot water
100 g/4 oz raisins
Cream, to serve |
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Method:
Sift 175 g/6 oz/1.5 cups of the flour
and the salt into a bowl. Add the white fat and 40 g/1.5 oz/3 tbsp of
the margarine and rub in with the fingertips until the mixture
resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix with enough cold water to form a firm
dough. Knead gently on a lightly floured surface. Roll out and use to
line a 20 cm/ 8 in flan dish (pie pan).
Sift the remaining flour into a bowl. Add the remaining margarine and
rub in with the fingertips. Stir in 50 g/2 oz of the brown sugar and
the mixed spice. Scatter about half this mixture into the flan case
(pie shell). Blend the bicarbonate of soda with the water, then mix
into the remaining crumb mixture with the raisins and the remaining
sugar. Spoon into the flan and level the surface. Bake in a preheated
oven at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 for about 30 minutes until firm to the
touch. Serve warm or cold with cream.
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