Johnny Allsorts

Another recipe from my mother's old recipe book. Her notes indicate the recipe came from my father's sister. I have no idea where the name came from.

Ingredients

• 3oz butter (85g)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• ¾-1 cup dried fruit, any sort

Method

1. Cream butter and sugar together
2. Beat in egg and essence.
3. Mix in sifted flour and baking powder.
4. Mix in dried fruit.
5. Drop teaspoonful lots on a baking tray. Allow room for these to spread to about 5cm diameter.
6. Bake in a hot oven (about 210°) for 12-15 minutes.
7. Allow to cool slightly before removing from the baking tray. These will harden up as they cool.

As you can see, the original recipe had no quantity of fruit listed. The ones in the above photo were made with ¾ cup raisins as it's what I had on hand.

I've tried these using glacé cherries and candied peel as the fruit. They were less successful. They spread thinner and burned easily. I'll serve these at Christmas with a dusting of icing sugar and see how well they go.