Singing Hinnies

You will need a 6cm round cutter.

1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
2. Add the diced butter and lard, and using your fingers rub into the flour until thoroughly combined and the mixture looks like crumble or sand.
3. Add the currants, beaten egg and enough milk to combine and to bring the dough together.
4. Lightly dust the work surface with plain flour and roll out the dough to a thickness of about 5mm. Using a plain cutter, stamp out 6cm circles from the dough. Re-roll and stamp out the offcuts until you have used up all the dough.
5. Heat a heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat and lightly grease the pan with a little lard.
6. Add the singing hinnies to the pan and cook for about 3 minutes on each side until golden, turning down the heat if they are browning too quickly.
7. Serve warm with butter, clotted cream, honey, jam or a combination of whatever takes your fancy.