Rock Buns Recipes

ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together with enough milk.
• Place spoonfuls on lined baking tray.
• Bake quickly (400F/205C) in oven for 5-7 mins.

ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 190° (or 170°c for a fan assisted oven or Gas Mark 5) and grease a couple of baking sheets. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift the flour. Add the butter and rub together with your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs.
• Add the sugar and egg to the mixture. Add the milk a spoonful at a time, mixing together to create a thick, sticky dough - you may not need all the milk.
• Add the orange extract and the mixed dried fruit. Mix until the dried fruit is evenly dispersed through the dough.
• Place a tablespoon sized amount of dough onto your pre-greased baking sheets. Repeat with the rest of the dough, leaving space between each ball. Don't be concerned with making them neat - the rougher the balls are, the more rock-like your buns will appear.
• Bake in your pre-heated oven for around 15 minutes until they have a nice golden colour.
• Allow to cool a little on the baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Although rock buns are best enjoyed when still a little warm from the oven!

ROCK CAKES (ROCK BUNS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180deg Fan Assisted.
• Line a baking tray with a sheet of baking parchment or a non stick baking mat.
• Add the flour, salt, sugar and spices into a large bowl. Give it a little mix.
• Using your finger tips, rub in the butter until you have fine breadcrumbs.
• Add the raisins, sultanas and candid peal. Give everything a good mix ensuring all the fruit is coated with flour.
• Mix the egg and milk together in a small jug and add to the flour mixture.
• Bring everything together to form a stiff dough.
• Spoon 11 - 12 individual mounds of dough onto the baking tray. Old Fashioned Rock cakes have a rough surface, so don't worry about trying to make them smooth.
• Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 mins or until baked. They should have a nice golden colour. If you choose to make larger Rock Buns, the baking times will differ and they will take longer to bake.
• Take out of the oven and dust with demerara sugar while still warm. Leave to cool.

ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Set oven to 210 C / gas mark 7. Grease a baking tray
• Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl
• Cut the margarine into cubes and then rub into the flour using your fingertips. The mixture should then resemble breadcrumbs
• Add the sugar and chocolate chips into the mixture. Mix using a wooden spoon
• Break egg into a small bowl and beat with a fork. Add egg to mixing bowl and mix. Add 1 - 2 tbsp of water if the mixture does not stick together. The mixture must be firm enough to stand alone on the baking tray in lumps.
• Place heaps of the mixture on the tray. Make sure that they are all an even size. Bake them for approximately 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

TRADITIONAL ROCK CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 'moderately hot' about 180°C (360°F). Grease a baking tray or cookie sheet with butter.
• Sift flour, sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Using your fingertips, rub in the butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Add sultanas and mix well breaking up clumps.
• Beat the egg and add. Add sufficient milk to make a moist but stiff consistency. Depending on the flour you may need a little less or a little more milk.
• Spoon mixture into rough walnut-sized lumps onto the greased tray. Leave space for slight spreading. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake for 15- 20 minutes or until cooked through.
• Loosen on trays while hot and allow to cool or eat warm with or without butter.

ROCK CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C Fan
• Lightly grease a baking tray
• Place the flour in a large bowl. Add the cubes of margarine and rub the margarine into the flour with your fingertips to form a breadcrumb like mixture.
• Stir in the dried fruit and caster sugar. Then stir in the egg.
• Form a large ball and using your hands make mounds of equal amounts of the mixture and place them onto the baking tray and brush with the milk.
• Bake in the centre of oven for 10 - 15 minutes until cooked. To check they are cooked through insert a skewer into the centre of one of the buns which will come out clean if they are done.
• Place the buns on a wire rack to cool. Then store in an airtight container and consume within 3 - 4 days.

ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C fan/ gas mark 7/ 425°F
• Grease the baking trays if you aren't using a liner, otherwise put the liners on the trays
• Zest the lemon.
• Put all the ingredients except the dried fruit into a large bowl or food processor. Process or beat vigorously until thoroughly combined and smooth(Butter, flour, sugar, spice, lemon zest, egg, milk)
• Add the dried fruit and stir in with a spoon or fork
• Put the mixture in small heaps onto the baking trays. A teaspoongul is about right
• Cook for 12-15 minutes until brown on top
• Remove from the oven and leave on the tray for 5 minutes. Move the Rock Buns to a wire cooling rack until ready to eat
• Put the butter and flour in a large bowl and rub the butter into the flour until all the butter is mixed in
• To rub in, have your palms up and move your thumbs over fingers from the little fingers inwardsThe mixture will resemble breadcrumbs when you've finished
• Add the caster sugar, spice, lemon zest, currants and peel to the flour and butter mixture and stir in well
• Beat the egg with a fork in a basin. Add the milk and beat again
• Add this mixture to the dry ingredients and mix to a dough, which will be fairly firmUse your hands or the fork
• Using a teaspoon put the mixture in small heaps onto the baking trays. A heaped teaspoon is about right
• Cook for 12-15 minutes until brown on top
• Remove from the oven and leave on the tray for 5 minutes. Move the Rock Buns to a wire cooling rack until ready to eat

COCONUT ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• In a medium bowl, whisk or sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, grated orange, nutmeg and salt
• Work in the butter just until the mixture is unevenly crumbly; it's OK for some larger chunks of butter to remain unincorporated. Stir in the raisins and coconut flakes
• Whisk together eggs and vanilla
• Gently fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until all is moistened and holds together (like a ball)
• Put dough on floured surface, and pat (gently!) with your hands only.
• Fold dough over on itself about 5 times, and then gently press down.
• Shape into 8 - 10 rocks or you may use a cookie cutter. Sprinkle with demerara sugar.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned
• Remove, let it cool and serve

ROCK CAKES (ROCK BUNS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to180C/160Fan/350F. Grease and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and mixed spice or cinnamon together in a large bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the caster sugar.
• Stir in the dried fruit. Stir the egg and 1 tablespoon milk together in a small dish. Pour this into the dry ingredients and using your hands, mix until you have a fairly stiff dough. If the mixture is dry and you still have lots of crumbs on the bottom of the bowl, add a little more milk.
• Using 2 forks, form "rock shapes" on the baking tray, making sure they are spaced 2-3 cm apart. Sprinkle the tops with Demerara sugar and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove the rock cakes from the baking tray and transfer to a wire rack.

FRUIT ROCK BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/ 200c/ 400F and grease a large baking tray.
• Cream the butter and the sugar together, then beat in the egg.
• Add the flour and fruit, then mix together using a wooden spoon.
• Add the milk to make a soft dough.
• Roll the mixture into small balls, place on the greased baking tray and cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
• Leave to cool for around 5 minutes on a wire rack.
• Then Enjoy with some cream.